As a technical reference, KiCad webpage [1] it sugests as requirements a GPU with OpenGL 2.1 (btw, in one line it suggests 2.1 on other two lines it suggests 2.0 ? ) >From wikipedia [2] this standard was release in July 2006, so on the expected >next release, it will be 11 yrs old.
I understand the use of KiCad of (very) old systems (eg: on tests lab or assembly site) but I think from my "computer technology perspective" view 11 yrs is old enough. So as I said before, my solution for this issue on a Linux machine with 11 yrs old is to buy a second hand ($15.. $30) NVidia ( GeForce 7 .. GeForce 8..) GPU card and install the proprietary NVidia drivers (on a recent light linux distro) Mario [1] http://kicad-pcb.org/help/system-requirements/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL#OpenGL_2.1 ________________________________________ From: Kicad-developers [[email protected]] on behalf of Wayne Stambaugh [[email protected]] Sent: 08 February 2017 20:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] for comment: legacy canvas in V5 release I think this thread is the perfect example of why KiCad has design to the largest group of users possible. We do not have the manpower to support users who want to use really old hardware or users who want us to use the latest version of opengl. We would lose too many users in the middle which is our target and represents the largest user base. Over time we will move to newer opengl versions. Users who cannot or will not upgrade will always be able to run older versions of KiCad. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
