begin quoting DJA as of Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:31:25PM -0700: [snip] > I think this whole "Boo! on hardware makers who, in highly competitive > markets, don't open source their drivers" to be a bunch of unrealistic > pie-in-the-sky nit picking. The whole world doesn't need to be open > source. Granted, there probably isn't a whole lot of trade secret stuff > in their hardware, but you can't blame them for trying to protect what > little there is, given the short life cycles of some computer hardware > (video chips being the most prominent example).
I don't chase the bleeding edge for a reason. I agree that in the highly competitive environment, there's no wrong in playing things close to the chest. However. I haven't heard of them opening *anything* up once the lifespan of a product approaches an end. I can't blame 'em for trying to protect what little trade secrets they have... until those trade secrets aren't worth much to the competitors. If they want to take those secrets to their grave, well, fie on them. <fodder forum="kooler">Perhaps trade secrets should be licensed.</fodder> [snip] > Linux or Windows. But ATI and nVidia are the only options if you want to > play 3D games. If you don't, don't use cards designed /specifically/ for > 3D games playing. Not all hardware works under all circumstances for > all applications. Nvidia's included. Wasn't OpenGL supposed to fix all that? (Says the guy who thinks Qt Nethack is Pretty Neat. I really push the graphical capabilities of _my_ machines.) [snip] > Agreed, but I still think that if you want a high end CPU or GPU you're > going to have to put up with both increased power and increased heat - > possibly to the point where expecting top a performing laptop to be both > fast, quiet, and cool while still being mobile is unrealistic. I want quiet, cool, and THEN fast, thank you. I haven't been able to type faster than a non-M$ box in *years*. -- _ |\_ \| -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
