On Wed, 2003-11-12 at 18:41, Dan Goodes wrote: > On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Luis-Miguel Astudillo wrote: > > > Why is : > > 3D is not as supported as in Window$, how come that it is so hard to make it work ? You buy > > good laptop or PCs but the only work in VESA mode. I know you'll tell me to go to this site > > and see at the manufacturers site but ATI do not provide any drivers for Linux. The only thing > > out there are patches and more patches. Unless you use Linux for personnal usage a business > > does not have time to look around and fiddle with the system. > > I'm sure other will fill you in better than I can, but the fact is that > ATI don't release the specs for their cards/chipsets, so it's very hard > work to get 3D support in a lot of cards... I have a Compaq with an ATI > mobility radeon U1, which has complete and very good 2D support in Fedora > - they're working on 3D, but it takes time, and debugging and > development. Have a Sager with Rage Mobility 9500, 1400 X 900 resolution and 3D is sweet. As far a specs from vendors I will defrain to the expert on this that being mhrarris. But, I do remember talk of NDA's and access to specs from ATI to xfree86. > > > WiFi is not well supported either and many companies are demanding it. Some airlines and > > airports are moving from horizontal cabling to WiFi. It simply cost less. > > Again, my Compaq notebook has built-in WiFi, which took a bit of setting > up on RedHat 9, but works without a hitch in Fedora. the installer picked > it up and chose the right driver and It Just Works (TM). > > > How come DVDs are not accessible by XINE and other Media Players ? Why is the copyright an > > issue ? On Windows there isn't that issue so please help me understand the problem. Too many > > library's and patches to apply so it could work properly on Linux. > > Because the software to decode the DVD encryption and make them visible is > patented technology that costs money. The open source alternative breaks > laws in a lot of countries, but it is available if you're happy to wear > the risks. I installed Xine and the libdvdcss package from their website, > and it just happened cleanly. > > > PS. At times Linux just feels like Win'95 with all the fiddling around. > > Spare a thought for those who've been using it for many years. WHen I > first played with linux, getting a GUI installed and working was far too > much hard work, so I gave up and went back to Windows. Now, thanks to the > hard work of a lot of generous people and companies, I can enjoy almost > all the freedoms I have with Windows, without paying for it. > > just my $0.02. > When I fired up Slackware 3.1 many moons ago it was not trivial to get X working, but perseverance pays off. Dam I still miss Openwindows :-( > -Dan Their are all types of users, some have the desire and others have the wants. Ted > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
