On Wednesday 13 August 2008 19:56, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > On Wed, 2008-08-13 at 09:42 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 August 2008 15:50, Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > > If you have ATI, F8 is the only way to go. F9 is not good for ATI > > > cards, the ati drivers won't support any x server greater than 1.4.2. > > > > I presume you mean for accelerated desktop effects? Certainly for > > 'normal' use there is no problem. > > "Normal" is folks who want to get the money out of their hardware as > opposed to a GNU cultist that's willing to accept substandard behavior > in the driver > No idea what you are talking about, Lyvim. I tend to make my hardware last a long time, and I certainly don't fit the description in that sentence. Despite that I have had no problems whatsoever with an ATi card. I qualify it only in that I have not had any interest in compiz etc., and I do know that some people have had problems there - probably most ATi users. > > > KDE4 really is a disaster so far, it looks like a dumbed down gnome. > > > > Utter rubbish. > > According to Queene Anne? BFD. > According to someone who prefers facts to slurs. KDE4 is not yet complete, but 95% of most people's needs are now available. If you prefer not to learn a new way of working that's your choice, but don't insult those of us to are willing to learn. > > > F8 > > > features the last mature version of kde, which is 3.5, and it's pretty > > > robust. > > > > Nothing wrong with 3.5, but remember that if you install F8 now it will > > be unsupported in a very short time. > > That depends on who's doing the supporting. > No it doesn't. Most people are absolutely dependent on the distro provider's support. Many could, at a pinch, do it themselves, but have better things to do with their time. Anne -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
