On 13/04/2009, Arthur Marsh <[email protected]> wrote: > Josephblack wrote, on 2009-04-13 15:17: >> Our front page does not adequately explain why we need an open >> graphics card. snip > With ATI, there is still firmware that is not considered free by the > Debian Free Standards Group (in the firmware-linux package). > Can you identify which boards this applies to? My google work has left me confused about the final decision. This would suit the FAQ and I would like to include this information.
> Also with ATI, it is difficult to buy a new graphics adaptor or > motherboard with on-board ATI graphics that is fully supported by the > Free drivers (which still depend on the above firmware for > acceleration). Ah. good point.. We should point this out. I have also been discussing with a programmer who works with graphics to see if he will permit us quoting him. Apparently from a commercial side, it takes time for the drivers to be updated on the end users which mean they have to program workarounds for the bugs. Will see what comes of it. snip Thanks JHB _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
