Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:03:44 +0000 | From | Jon Masters <> | Subject | Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario |
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On 12/5/05, Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi> wrote:
> I know I have become a very disappointed ATI > customer after figuring out that they have zero interest in me using > the hardware I paid for on Linux...
I remember calling up ATI and speaking to the CEO's secretary back in the late 1990s. They'd just started to help out the GATOS guys a little back then and I decided that they cared more than Nvidia do about Linux so I would continue to buy only ATI cards. The ATI/Nvidia thing even determined which model of Powerbook I would buy (since the 12" model had an Nvidia chipset).
Now I'm just disgusted with them. I understand exactly why they've done what they have, but it's very uncool. People should call them up and ask them to reconsider their actions. Question: who can I pay money to for graphics cards that don't have hobbled drivers?
Jon.
P.S. I'm not just being anti-ATI. There are many others who are far far worse - but we need good vendor support for graphics now more than we ever did if more people are going to enjoy a good desktop experience when using Linux. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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