On 11/27/12, Doug dmcgarr...@optonline.net wrote:
On 11/26/2012 11:51 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
The problem with proprietary drivers is of course that they're
proprietary, but on top of that, they aren't as hassle-free to install
and update.
1. Proprietary drivers are generally written by
1. Proprietary drivers are generally written by the folks who know the
product the best, and so have the best chance of working without bugs.
Obvious. But some free drivers are also made by people which know the
hardware, when it's specifications are free.
2. Unless you intend to modify the
Doug wrote at 2012-11-27 00:15 -0600:
1. Proprietary drivers are generally written by the folks who know
the product the best, and so have the best chance of working without
bugs.
5. If it works when you install it, there should be no reason *ever*
to update it. If it ain't broke, don't fix
The problem with proprietary drivers is of course that they're
proprietary, but on top of that, they aren't as hassle-free to install
and update.
Stefan
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On 11/26/2012 11:51 PM, Stefan Monnier wrote:
The problem with proprietary drivers is of course that they're
proprietary, but on top of that, they aren't as hassle-free to install
and update.
Stefan
1. Proprietary drivers are generally written by the folks who know the
product the
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:02:42AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 11/24/12, Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
On Vi, 23 nov 12, 07:25:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
Thinkpad. Avoid ATI graphics if possible.
Why?
I've had
On 11/24/2012 05:06 AM, Tony Baldwin wrote:
On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 11:02:42AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 11/24/12, Andrei POPESCUandreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
On Vi, 23 nov 12, 07:25:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Lu, 12 nov 12, 12:21:30, Thomas H. George wrote:
My backup desktop died and I am thinking of replacing it with a laptop.
I am not a gamer but a bit more than a routine user, i.e. occasionally
use big programs and am interested in experimenting with Blender. I
want to stick with Debian and
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Lu, 12 nov 12, 12:21:30, Thomas H. George wrote:
My backup desktop died and I am thinking of replacing it with a laptop.
I am not a gamer but a bit more than a routine user, i.e. occasionally
use big programs and am interested in
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:41 AM, Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.comwrote:
Thinkpad. Avoid ATI graphics if possible.
I think you spelled nVidia wrong.
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/torvalds-nvidia-linux/
On Vi, 23 nov 12, 07:25:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
Thinkpad. Avoid ATI graphics if possible.
Why?
The free driver seems to be good, but low performance. I've had issues
with the non-free driver.
If you don't care about performance Intel
On 11/24/12, Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
On Vi, 23 nov 12, 07:25:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
Thinkpad. Avoid ATI graphics if possible.
Why?
The free driver seems to be good, but low performance. I've had issues
with the
On Sat, 2012-11-24 at 11:02 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On 11/24/12, Andrei POPESCU andreimpope...@gmail.com wrote:
On Vi, 23 nov 12, 07:25:29, Nate Bargmann wrote:
* On 2012 23 Nov 05:43 -0600, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
Thinkpad. Avoid ATI graphics if possible.
Why?
The free
My backup desktop died and I am thinking of replacing it with a laptop.
I am not a gamer but a bit more than a routine user, i.e. occasionally
use big programs and am interested in experimenting with Blender. I
want to stick with Debian and have no need of Window$.
Touch screen is not essential
On 11/12/12, Thomas H. George li...@tomgeorge.info wrote:
My backup desktop died and I am thinking of replacing it with a laptop.
I am not a gamer but a bit more than a routine user, i.e. occasionally
use big programs and am interested in experimenting with Blender. I
want to stick with
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 08:43:25PM +0200, Lars Noodén wrote:
One thing to think about is placement of the ctrl key. It gets used a
lot, especially when editing. So it's placement is of great
importance ergonomically.
Only if you use emacs, if you use vim, for example, it hardly gets used
at
On 11/12/2012 06:18 PM, Chris Bannister wrote:
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 08:43:25PM +0200, Lars Noodén wrote:
One thing to think about is placement of the ctrl key. It gets used a
lot, especially when editing. So it's placement is of great
importance ergonomically.
Only if you use emacs, if
I run a Lenovo ThinkPad, but I repair Dells for a living. I just have to
wonder what the heck Dell was thinking having Fn and Ctrl in opposite of
correct order...
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Kushal Kumaran
kushal.kumaran+deb...@gmail.com wrote:
Lars Noodén lars.noo...@gmail.com writes:
On 11/12/2012 11:45 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
I run a Lenovo ThinkPad, but I repair Dells for a living. I just have
to wonder what the heck Dell was thinking having Fn and Ctrl in
opposite of correct order...
/snip/
Must be a newer Dell. My Dell laptop has the left CTRL key at the far
left
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