On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 11:21:37PM -0700, David Bronaugh wrote: > If you look at it from a purely monentary point of view, yes, you are most > likely correct. Not only from monetary point of view.
> However, one has to remember that a LOT of people that run Linux are
> "computer people" that users rely upon for advice. What card will we
> suggest, a card whose manufacturer actively supports linux,
Yeah, which one supports open source driver development more than ATI? This
isn't a flame, I really want to find out, I need a card that has all the
features I want supported (xv, tvout, 2d, opengl, video capture, DMA).
Currently from my point of view ATI's card suit me the best. Video capture
isn't there yet, but the developers do have enough docs and are working on it.
> Once you take this factor into account, there's a completely different kind
> of analysis needed.
Well, the larger the userbase (of ATI linux users), the larger the potential
developer base even if no money is in play. Developers get more bug reports
and more beta testers.
A month ago, I was a angry user that wanted some features supported, now I'm a
happy developer who actually did add some of them, and ATI supports me with
docs. Sure I'd be happy if someone gave me money, but a lack thereof isn't
going to stop my development.
> David Bronaugh
Bye,
Peter Surda (Shurdeek) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ICQ 10236103, +436505122023
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