sorry. so to go back to the original question, the best open source driver 3d card now is voodoo3? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] recommendation needed: graphic card w open source drivers
> On Tuesday 16 July 2002 01:10 pm, you wrote: > > <snip> > > > Same things I say all the time.... but y'all don't argue with him ;> > > I use a GEF2, mainly 'cause it's the very best card for the one and only > > app I keep Windoze around to run, M$ Flight Sim 2000, nVidia's latest > > 30.30 W9x driver. But I use it with Linux with the XFree open source > > driver, never a problem. So, IMO, if you can get by without 3d accel > > in Linux, get a GeForce. You might have to anyhow, get by without 3d > > accel that is, since M$ recently bought SGI's openGL patents, and they > > could tell nVidia to quit supporting Linux with closed source drivers. > > 'Course, that's always been a looming threat, even before the SGI > > accquisition (ie, Civileme's comments, "special relationship with > > Microsoft" ). The XFree 2d drivers will survive in any case. nVidia had > > no part in these, so you won't be completely orphaned. > > It scares me to think that MS can dictate OpenGL terms....like too many other > things! > > I use the closed-source Nvidia drivers for my Geforce, to get 3D stuff for > games. I understand the implications. I don't like it though, and I agree > with you and Civileme. > > I've got my fingers crossed that the ATI Radeon 8500 will get open source > drivers with 3D support soon, since "The Weather Channel" is now sponsoring > developement for this card. > > I'd switch in a heartbeat, if 3D performance is on par.... :-) > > -- > /\ > Dark><Lord > \/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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