Ian Chapman <packages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 10/11/12 22:38, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > >>> >>> I tried it and got only about 1/7 of the FPS I get with the drivers from >>> NVIDIA, so it's not really an option (unless you have a really fast card >>> and want to waste it maybe). >> >> Well, it's not really an option if your needs are, primarily, to play >> shoot-em-ups. >> > > It's also not an option if the Linux box is used as a high performance > visualization workstation either. Unfortunately the proprietary driver > is more useful than just for games. It *fortunately _is_* more useful than that :) If we didn't have it, we'd still basically be where we were about 20 years ago. I still don't rely on GUIs, and I never will. For some things, they are useful, for some they are required, and xterm works fine (just not with Fedoras fvwm atm) ... -- Fedora 17 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
