Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario

[Tomasz Torcz <zdzichu@irc.pl>]

On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 08:11:55PM +0100, Paweł Sikora wrote:
> Dnia wtorek, 6 grudnia 2005 20:00, Tomasz Torcz napisał:
> > On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 04:49:14PM +0100, Paweł Sikora wrote:
> > > Dnia wtorek, 6 grudnia 2005 16:30, Florian Weimer napisał:
> > > > * Brian Gerst:
> > > > > Once again I'd like to point out that user's purchase power means
> > > > > jack when they only have two choices for video:  ATI and Nvidia.  You
> > > > > can't walk into a computer store and find anything else (I don't
> > > > > count integrated video on the motherboard as a solution, since only
> > > > > Intel boards have it, sorry AMD users).  Even over the web it's hard
> > > > > to find anything else.
> > > >
> > > > What about Matrox cards?  Are there open drivers for accelerated 2D
> > > > operation?
> > >
> > > Open 2D is nothing new. The OpenGL is a major part.
> > > Matrox and XGI (e.g. Volari V3 based cards) have openGL parts closed.
> >
> >  Interesting remark, but false.
> 
> I investigated only mtx driver from theirs website.

 Binary driver from matrox website caontains, IIRC, only some interface
to access matrox card in dual-monitor modes. It's irrelevant for OpenGL.

> > Xorg ships open source driver with full 3D acceleration suport forMatrox.
> 
> For which card?

 For my Matrox G550 and earlier models.

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