On 9/25/07, Richi Plana <myfedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Of course, there's really nothing we can do about it at this point, but > I was wondering if there was a better way to mitigate the problem (like > add instructions on the error dialog for getting the needed drivers in > as few steps as possible). 1) This tool is meant to help people running the Games LiveCD... no way to install more drivers while in live mode. 2) No.. as a project we will not be handing out explicit instructions on how to install 3rd party binary video drivers via a client dialog. > > Otherwise you may as well call the release > 3D-Games-For-Intel-and-other-open-source-friendly-hardware-vendors > Release. And that is the WHOLE point. This is what Fedora IS, as a project it is focused completely and utterly on the open source software stack. We aren't sugar coating it or hiding the fact that video driver coverage is a problem, by slipping users proprietary pills. Video driver coverage IS a problem, its a problem that needs to be stressed and not covered over in a very shallow and vain attempt to boost our distribution numbers by sneaking in addon drivers we don't support as a project. As the information being churned out of the AMD/ATI spec releases start to get churned into open driver development, something like opengl intensive livecd makes a lot of sense to me as a tool to help users who care about open source to make better hardware purchasing choices. -jef"please tell me the wrapper script dialog is disablable so users who want to play with 3 fps video can do so..even in a livecd install"spaleta -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
