J. B. Nicholson-Owens wrote: > Matt H wrote: >> That's nice to hear. But, you're avoiding the point... Someone >> installs Fedora, they /already/ own an NVIDIA card. This person >> wants 3D acceleration, which makes sense. Now, do you tell them, >> "NVIDIA sucks, go buy a different card." Or, do you tell them how to >> install the driver? > > I can tell you what I've already done: I pointed a local man to an > inexpensive card (just under $60) that does 3-D graphics well and > works with the latest XFree86 out of the box, then I explained to him > why software freedom is important (and thus why I'm recommending he > steers clear of any hardware, no matter who the manufacturer is, that > can't be operated with non-free software). He took my advice, bought > a suitable video card and is now enjoying playing 3D games like > Armagetron, Tux Racer, and 2D games including Frozen Bubble. > > My experience is that a lack of software freedom is quite impractical. Two questions: 1) Which card would this be? 2) How does this help the person who already has the NVIDIA card, apart from getting them to spend another $60? -Don
