> As far as I know, the latest drivers for the latest video cards don't come > stock with Windows XP or Vista either. (I've never installed MS Windows on > anything so I could be wrong here, but it has always been my understanding that > they require a separate download.) You are correct. Out of the box windows will try and use a matching driver if it has one (the hardware is old enough or generic enough), or things like VESA bios support (which is also what Fedora uses as the X fallback).
