> -----Original Message----- > From: Mr O [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 10:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [EUG-LUG:504] Re: naive distro questions > > > I think I've found all these. Oh, and I run RedHat. So you > hate RPMs? I do a > majority of my stuff from tar.gz. Even XINE. And it works > every time!! KDE > doesn't work? That's disappointing because it's what I've > used all year.
well, good for you. i'm glad redhat worked for you. i find RPM's to be clumsy and i just plain don't like using them. KDE seemed kind of kewl, but every time i tried to run something using KDE libraries, it'd crap out. Gnome, on the other hand, hasn't failed me yet. as far as tar.gz'ed files, yes, i work with them too. as much as possible. i like getting the source code, just in case there's something i may be able to tweak with. the problem i found in redhat was that very few things compiled. it was always looking for libraries that weren't there (even if the library did exist...) personal experience. the spice of life. > The > whole NVIDIA thing.... > It's my understanding that they can NOT open source the > drivers because they > don't actually make a video card. They make the CHIP. Big > difference. ATI > makes chips and cards therefore if they put out an official > linux driver it > could be open sourced. uhm, aren't the current nvidia detonator drivers written by nvidia themselves? in the windoze wurld, we call those "reference" drivers. that's because everybody with said video card can use them, regardless of manufacturer. so yes, they can be open sourced (i think.) slap the GPL on them to protect their "intelectual property." one of the things that drew me to nvidia in the first place was just how solid their windoze drivers were (back in 2K, both the year and the OS...). and they updated them constantly. ATI, on the other hand, had a reputation for putting out one shitty driver and then forgetting about it. 3dfx was just as bad. and don't even get started on S3. in windoze, nvidia was the way to go. i don't use windows anymore (well, except at work...) which is now why i'm contemplating a new ATI Radeon LE. gotta start gearing up for this year's tax return. dual T-Birds, 1gb DDR RAM, it's on like donkey kong. <snip>
