On Mon, 2001-12-10 at 01:05, Alaric S. Haag wrote: > >On Sun, 2001-12-09 at 15:47, Boyd Davezac wrote: > >> I am so amazed, I wanted to write and tell what I have found: > >> > >> Using the new NVIDIA kernel drivers for X (the ones from their website, > >> not > >> the rivafb module that comes with the kernel) I am able to play 2 movies > > > That's good to hear! A recent article in the Linux Journal kinda > dis'ed the NVIDIA boards, claiming the makers needed "to get a clue > about open source" (not real clear on their gripes in the article) and > they recommended the Radeon cards (but this was in the context of > building the "Ultimate Linux Box"). Anywho, I just ordered a Dell 8200 > tonight, and wll put Redhat on it for, among others, the purpose of > running "Blender". It comes with an NVIDIA, so I'm anxious to see the > performance. >
I saw that article. The reason Nvidia is not well received is that they will not release all of the specs to teh open source community. Which means that people are stuck using proprietary drivers. Not a well liked thing in the linux community. However, I am happy that they support linux, even closed source. Too many people don;t support it at all. It could be better, but till then the performance is great. Shannon By the way - I am one of three sysadmins at the LIGO observatory in Livingston. If you have not heard of it you should check out www.ligo-la.caltech.edu. > As a new member of this list, perhaps some sort of intro is in order. > (If not skip to the next para! :) ) My name is Ric Haag. I'm the > SysAdmin over at the Earth Scan Lab in Coastal Studies at LSU. It's an > operational ground station for receiving several satellite telemetries > in real-time. Although the capture machines are all Sun boxes, we use > Linux for most of the "user" seats. Anywho, I hope to find the time to > meaningfully participate in the LUG, though the lab keeps me > hopping... > > Back on blender, if you're into animation, and not aware of the > package, it's a very powerful 3d rendering, animation, and game > building package. Oh yeah, and it's free! If there's interest, I might > be talked into a demo at a future LUG meeting. > > Later all > > -- > Ric > > ================================================ > BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group > Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. > Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change > your subscription information. > ================================================ -- __________________________________________________________________ Shannon Roddy California Institute of Technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
