Messages in this thread | | | From | "Eric Princen" <> | Subject | Re: Linux, UDI and SCO. | Date | Mon, 21 Sep 1998 16:27:48 -0600 |
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> In fact I sent them an e-mail mentioning all the points you mention here: > that the competitors cards (based on bt848) are better supported. That ATI > cannot maintain the driver themselves (it looks this way.. otherwise where > is the NT driver ??) That their claim about NDA with other chip > manufacturers are invalid since I got all the datasheets for non-ATI > chips.
> You don't drill anything into their heads. The management is inherently > fearful of things they can't control. Releasing specifications to public > is one of those things. An UDI is giving them a good excuse to continue > the policy.
Small problem with your logic... If they don't yet have an NT driver, why would they do a UDI driver? It sounds to me like they are just targeting the home and they seem to think (home == win95).
> Vladimir Dergachev
-Eric ;-)
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