On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 02:34:28PM +0100, David Balazic wrote: > Hi! > > As a future ATI Radeon 8500 owner :-) I wonder about the different > available drivers : > > - xfree86 Default opensource driver version targetted for basic use.
> - dri They concentrate on enhancing 3d funcionality. > - gatos They (we <g>) concentrate on enhancing multimedia functionality. > - ati.com They do whatever they want. > How are they related ? Between xf86, dri and gatos code is often merged, so that enhancements from dri and gatos find their way to main xf86 eventually. > Is there any overlap in functionality/features ? Code ? Yes, most of xf86/dri/gatos code is shared, but dri/gatos often offer more funcionality. > How about ATI.com ? Binary only ? AFAIK yes. > david balazic Bye, Peter Surda (Shurdeek) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ICQ 10236103, +436505122023 -- Actually, Microsoft is sort of a mixture between the Borg and the Ferengi.
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