Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Linux Incompatibility List | From | (David N. Welton) | Date | 25 Aug 2004 09:49:29 +0200 |
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Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@hist.no> writes:
> An idea: To really put some pressure on vendors, also have an entry > for "alternate/better solution" where people can list a way to > achieve the same result with someone else's product and open > drivers. Example:
> Product: Matrox parhelia (a triplehead graphichs card) > Reason: Bad binary-only 2D-only driver
Please add it here, using the 'template'.
http://leenooks.com/19
> Alternate solution: Achieve triplehead with two radeon cards (1 AGP > dualhead + 1 PCI) instead!
> This will be useful for anyone planning a upgrade but finding their > favourite solution on the incompatibility list. And it'll sure put > some pressure on the manufacturer to at least get a _good_ driver > out (changing the reason), or even better, an open one which get rid > of the incompatibility entry. Helge Hafting
And in the case where there are multiple possibilities? I think as a general rule, I don't want to get into pushing anyone's hardware as an alternative, although if someone were to mention a few alternatives in the comments or notes section I don't think it would hurt.
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