On 9/12/07, Tony Lambiris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Three cheers for AMD, who have been leading the way, showing the rest
of the world there is nothing to fear in releasing docs on how your
hardware works (you know, the thing that I paid for and now own). Even
While I'm applauding AMD/ATI,
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=NjA1Mw
Thoughts?
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On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 16:18 -0400, Tony Lambiris wrote:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=NjA1Mw
Thoughts?
Well, I have not seen the document, but it seems about 5,700 pages
shorter than the OOXML specification. Probably clearer and fewer bugs
in the specification.
And the
I haven't touched an Intel product since the days of them charging
over $500 for a processor. AMD came in and stomped them with their K7,
and as long as AMD continues to do the Right Thing(tm), they will
always have my support.
I've already begun liquidating my NVIDIA stuff; even if they start
Tony,
As normal, I probably understated my enthusiasm for what AMD/ATI have
done. I do find it interesting that it seemed to take AMD buying ATI
before this happened. AMD has long been a supporter of FOSS. They were
one of the first sponsors of the Linux kernel summit.
I also find it
I find that interesting as well. My first experience with Linux was on
Slackware 3.something trying to get X working with my ATI rage 3D
integrated graphics card... I spent many sleepless nights trying to
get that to work, so needless to say ATI has always left a bitter
taste in my mouth. :)
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