Re: semi working 4.2.0 debs
On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 12:31:58AM +0100, Giles Constant wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Charl P. Botha wrote:
> > BTW, how is the DRI support for the 8500 doing? Do you have hardware opengl
> > acceleration?
>
> Last time I checked, it was 'RSN'. Still is. I have a geforce 2 MX too,
> but I'd rather use a card which doesn't have opengl drivers but will have
> open source drivers one day, than a card which can do it now, but will
> never have source :-)
So, you've paid $200 for a card that for all practical purposes is only
being used for 2D graphics.
I actually have to do real work (involving openGL) on my machines, so I
prefer a card that can do it now, open or closed source. I also can't quite
justify paying round about $200 for 2D functionality which can be had for
much less.
If I had the time, I would buy the thing and help hacking on the drivers, as
I do think the card has great potential. However, at this moment I can't
really identify with your philosophy on this matter. :)
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charl p. botha http://cpbotha.net/ http://visualisation.tudelft.nl/
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