After using ATI + Linux, I am very pleased with Nvidia. It would be nice if Nvidia started using GPL for there drivers.
Chris... On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Dino K <[email protected]> wrote: > In all reality... > > I give AMD and Nvidia both -1 each since they have succumbed mainly to the > popularist userbase on the desktop and linux support is fairly sparse. > > http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/News/NVIDIA-Drops-Xf86-video-nv-Support-No-Open-Source-for-New-Cards > > But it's true that the openness of the API on Nvidia allows for decent > enough open source side drivers to be used for Nvidia cards such as Nouveau: > > http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Nouveau-Becomes-NVIDIA-s-New-Standard-Driver > > The area where Linux is excelling is the mobile area since all the Android > based phones have internal OpenGL chips, like playing Quake on my Vibrant =D > > -DK > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Chris Penn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am going to have to give a -1 to both of you, so -2 ::grin::. I am >> surprised people are forgetting the pain and suffering ATI caused. I >> hate preAMD ATI hardware. The hardware will be the same, that is >> true, but that is neither here nor there. Once AMD bought ATI things >> began to change, but before AMD's purchase of ATI, ATI was an >> antiLinux institution that was on a faulty Linux driver bonanza. In >> those (old) days (I guess they are old now), buying ATI hardware most >> certainly meant that Linux support would be sketchy at best, except >> for Dante, and would almost always require a variety of crap >> workarounds. >> >> AMD is great and I thank them for bringing death to the ATI name. >> >> Chris... >> >> On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Charles N Wyble >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > +1 Dante. + 1. >> > >> > It will still be the same cards. Though AMD is doing a good job at >> > getting >> > more and more drivers modernized and integrated into the kernel. >> > >> > I happen to use both AMD and Nvidia cards. However I don't use them for >> > display but for heavy computation. So I don't care about 3d graphics. >> > (Most >> > graphics on these boxes is an 80x20 terminal screen) >> > >> > On 08/30/2010 01:44 PM, Dante Lanznaster wrote: >> >> >> >> Ok I'll bite... >> >> >> >> First, there isn't a single mention of Linux in that article, or how >> >> the >> >> simple removal of the name "ATI" will ever benefit the Linux community. >> >> Second, not only Radeon cards will continue to exist as AMD Radeon, but >> >> also >> >> in the past the only thing that gave me trouble with Linux and ATI was >> >> the >> >> desktop compositing needed for compiz and the likes, which, TBH, is >> >> unnecessary fluff. Have used a bunch of ATI cards with Linux in the >> >> past, >> >> always worked fine. >> >> >> >> This thread should be renamed to: "OFF-TOPIC: AMD removes the ATI name >> >> and >> >> Chris still dislikes their products". Hardly a reason for Linux users >> >> to >> >> rejoice. >> >> >> >> Just my 2c... >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Dante >> >> >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LinuxUsers mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >> -Roger Penrose >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
