On 07/19/2010 08:42 PM, Corbin Simpson wrote:
On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Aljoša Mohorović
<[email protected]> wrote:
i'm sure that this kind of site exists somewhere but i just can't find
it. so what exactly am i looking for?
any xorg user can identify device (with lspci, lshw, dmidecode or
something else) and then it should be able to get information on this
site:
- recommended driver to use and current driver state
- mailing list with support and development discussions
- support information and availability on linux distributions, bsd and
any other OS with xorg
this site would also have list of top supported devices with best
driver support and supported opengl version.
i'm often in situation where i can't decide if i should buy a new
(probably without a good driver) or an old graphics card with stable
drivers.
can somebody post a link to site with similar functionality?
If I get bored enough, I suppose I could whip something up, but is it
really that important? We put a lot of effort into making sure distros
Do the Right Thing magically without user intervention.
Unless you are implying that all distros support all hardware out there
perfectly out of the box how does that help you make a buying decision?
In reality support for graphics cards differs wildly in supported features
and quality so you still need to know what that support looks like for a
given card if you want to make an informed decision what to buy.
Hopefully card X will be fully supported *eventually* but most users don't
care less about eventually and more about what is supported right now.
Regards,
Dennis
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