On Wed, 2008-11-26 at 18:43 +0030, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote: > Sorry, but I disagree with you. > > If someone is using the card for 2d only work without any 3d stuff, > then the "nv" driver does great work, including good video support. > > There is also a development these days to create a driver from scratch > and it's making good progress. > > Hetz
You're missing the main problem. The nv driver is an unmaintained binary blob (Given that lack of documentation) that receives sporadic undocumented patches by nVidia personal. (Once a new card arrives) In essence, it's no better than the nvidia binary driver. The Noveau project (NV OSS driver) is a valiant effort, that is doomed to fail. (Again, given the lack of cooperation from nVidia) Now, I don't pretend to hold the moral higher ground here - mostly because I've using a large number of nVidia cards coupled with their binary driver. I am claiming that ATI/AMD effort to "OSS" their drivers should be rewarded by a switch to their brand. (I'm waiting for the OSS R500/600 driver to mature, before I start migrating to ATI/AMD) - Gilboa ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
