[ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Kirrus
Not sure you can say Intel is evil. They are an awful lot better (with respect to open sourcing code/drivers) than a number of other vendors such as NVidia and ATI. Of the Intel machines I have, two have NVidia GPUs and five have Intel GPUs. None have ATI. Cheers, Al. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread James Grabham
I go for AMDs because they're a lot cheaper. On Dec 17, 2007 3:05 PM, Kirrus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not sure you can say Intel is evil. They are an awful lot better (with respect to open sourcing code/drivers) than a number of other vendors such as NVidia and ATI. Of the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Chris Rowson
I go for AMDs because they're a lot cheaper. I roll my own *joke* http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ Chris -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Kirrus
Part of this mail is from Philip, which he sent directly to me instead of via the list. - Philip Newborough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I take it you've not heard of the term `wintel` then? Intel is a massive company, which had a monopoly the same sort of size of Microsoft's desktop

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Tony Arnold
Chris, Chris Rowson wrote: I go for AMDs because they're a lot cheaper. I roll my own *joke* http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ Assuming it's genuine, that's a fantastic effort on the part of the guy who did it. Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Chris Rowson
Chris, Chris Rowson wrote: I go for AMDs because they're a lot cheaper. I roll my own *joke* http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ Assuming it's genuine, that's a fantastic effort on the part of the guy who did it. Regards, Tony. -- I think it was genuine Tony, I seem to remember it

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Intel evil or not? WAS: Quad core CPU for Ubuntu, is it worth it?

2007-12-17 Thread Rob Beard
Chris Rowson wrote: Chris, Chris Rowson wrote: I go for AMDs because they're a lot cheaper. I roll my own *joke* http://www.homebrewcpu.com/ Assuming it's genuine, that's a fantastic effort on the part of the guy who did it. Regards, Tony. -- I think it was genuine Tony, I seem