On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, Marcel Mourguiart wrote:

> The real value-add in ATI and nvidia is performance. Take the time to see
> reviews on the net with Intel 3D performance, is just miserable if you
> compared with ATI's or nvidia solutions even in integrated mother boards.
> Release cycles are too fast, because ATI and nvidia compete with each other
> to have the better performance and yes is normal even in windows word that
> the first drivers of a new release are chonky.

This is certainly true today.  Which means that the open source model has 
something to prove: if we have access to Intel, can we help them do 
better?

> And I'm not trying to say here, that suse or kernel developers must add
> ati's and nvidia drivers in the kernel, I understand why they can't and
> don't want to do that, but if you are waiting to ATI or nvidia to open their
> drivers, then i hope you have a really long life to make the waiting.

Ultimately, the goal is to route around ATI and nVidia as damage.  
That's what open source does -- if you believe in it.  :)

--g

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