Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-27 Thread Bit
Luciano Rocha wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 05:01:54PM -0500, Bit wrote: ATI drivers are proprietary and closed-source. So, for example, on my current desktop, I download the Linux drivers for my card from the link below and run the installer as per their instructions. http://ati.amd.

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Johnny Hughes
Bit wrote: > Luciano Rocha wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 04:01:22PM -0500, Bit wrote: >> >>> Luciano Rocha wrote: >>> On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:48:52PM -0500, Bit wrote: > Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that > still doesn't really

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Luciano Rocha
On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 05:01:54PM -0500, Bit wrote: > ATI drivers are proprietary and closed-source. So, for example, on my > current desktop, I download the Linux drivers for my card from the link > below and run the installer as per their instructions. > http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Bit
Luciano Rocha wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 04:01:22PM -0500, Bit wrote: Luciano Rocha wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:48:52PM -0500, Bit wrote: Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that still doesn't really answer my question. I'm more intereste

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Luciano Rocha
On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 04:01:22PM -0500, Bit wrote: > Luciano Rocha wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:48:52PM -0500, Bit wrote: > > > >> Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that still > >> doesn't really answer my question. I'm more interested in the technical

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Bit
Luciano Rocha wrote: On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:48:52PM -0500, Bit wrote: Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that still doesn't really answer my question. I'm more interested in the technical side of things. What I really want to understand boils down to this:

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Les Mikesell
Luciano Rocha wrote: Please see Documentation/stable_api_nonsense.txt, in the kernel sources, or online at: And keep in mind when you read it that other popular operating systems do manage to specify and maintain stable i

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Luciano Rocha
On Wed, Dec 26, 2007 at 12:48:52PM -0500, Bit wrote: > > Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that still > doesn't really answer my question. I'm more interested in the technical > side of things. What I really want to understand boils down to this: > > Why is it th

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Jim Perrin
On Dec 26, 2007 12:48 PM, Bit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is it that in Windows I can install ATI drivers once and never worry > about it again, while in Linux I may have to *reinstall* the drivers at > a later date after a system update to get my card working with them > again? Experience h

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread William L. Maltby
On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 12:48 -0500, Bit wrote: > > Thanks to both of you for the reply. Good information, but that still > doesn't really answer my question. I'm more interested in the technical > side of things. What I really want to understand boils down to this: > > Why is it that in Wind

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Bit
William L. Maltby wrote: On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 12:06 -0500, Bit wrote: What is so fundamentally different about drivers in Linux and Windows? Not knowing a great deal about how drivers really work in Linux or Windows, I can only really conclude that either Microsoft never updates

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread Bill Campbell
On Wed, Dec 26, 2007, Bit wrote: >What is so fundamentally different about drivers in Linux and Windows? A major difference with Vista is that their drivers are more concerned with DMCA copyright protection than performance, and this goes down into the hardware as well. http://www.cs.auckland.ac.

Re: [CentOS] Linux vs Windows Drivers

2007-12-26 Thread William L. Maltby
On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 12:06 -0500, Bit wrote: > What is so fundamentally different about drivers in Linux and Windows? > > > Not knowing a great deal about how drivers really work in Linux or > Windows, I can only really conclude that either Microsoft never updates > the Windows kernel (at lea