On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 13:22, Sean Estabrooks wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 2004 07:16:41 -0500 (CDT) > "Benjamin J. Weiss" <benjamin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 26 May 2004, Paul wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > While you wait for the kernel to build, send an email to > > > > linux-bugs@xxxxxxxxxx and put some more pressure on them to release > > > > updated drivers so you don't have to go through this ordeal in the > > > > future ;) > > > > > > And ask them to make the drivers open source (GPL) rather than the nasty > > > way they have them currently. > > > > > They can't. They're constrained by the licenses of third-party modules > > that they include (in hardware or software, I don't know). If they tried > > to open-source their drivers, they'd be breakng the law. > > > > Ben > > Who cares what the reasons are? Maybe they'll try a little harder in the > future to not let themselves get so tied up by third parties. Lets just find > someone who can and stop making excuses for these companies. Check > out what Warren Togami from RedHat recently recommended: Well I guess it makes a lot of business sense to cross-license, buy a license for something you don't have, etc... instead of developing everything from scratch. > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-May/msg05039.html > > Where he says: > > ------ > I highly recommend "Built by ATI" genuine Radeon 9200 specifically, > because it is fairly cheap, and supported by the Open Source drivers > of xorg-x11 in FC2. It worked fairly well for me in FC1 after updates too. > > Do some research about exactly which Radeon 9200 to buy though, > because I read something about the "SE" version not working. > -------- Ok so it's recommended because: a) It's cheap b) It's supported by Open Source drivers I agree b) is important. But what about a card recommended because: a) it's top of the range b) loads of features fully supported c) 3D drivers on par or better than windows counterparts -- Frederic Soulier <frederic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
