On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 04:41:59AM +0800, Ryan Mackay wrote: > If you dont choose this chipset i would suggest sticking with nVidia > none the less, they do support Linux (or Xwindows should i say) alot > more/better than other companies.
Hmm, I'm constantly advising people NOT to buy nVidia stuff because they are LESS Free-software friendly than other companies. They may provide Linux drivers but they are binary-only. No source code or hardware specs are available, so you're really in the same boat as you are with Windoze. For example, <http://dri.sourceforge.net/dri_status.phtml> lists plenty of ATI support: > ATI > > Supported Chipsets > > * Mach64 (Rage Pro) > * Rage 128 (Standard, Pro, Mobility) > * Radeons up to R9200 are supported > > Important Notes > > * The Radeon naming scheme explained. > * For Radeon PCI support see the FAQ > * Rage Fury Maxx is NOT supported by the DRI. > * The Mach64 (Rage Pro) is undergoing heavy development. To see if your > card is supported check Leif's status page. > * The Radeon seems to have problems with certain early VIA chipsets. > Your best bet is to try and see if it works. > > Example Graphics Cards > > * Rage Fury > * Rage Magnum > * Xpert 2000 > * Xpert 128 > * Xpert 99 > * All-in-Wonder 128 but when it comes to NVidia, all we get is: > NVidia > > NVidia provides their own closed source, binary drivers. Hardware specs > are not available to the DRI developers and NVidia cards are therefore > not supported by the DRI. ATI may only release their hardware specs to developers under NDA but that's a lot better than not releasing them at all. At least we get ATI source code. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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