On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:19:56 -0600 Jeff Vian <jvian10@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > PLEASE feel free to make a recommendation for a manufacturer that > provides a video card that is competitive with either ATI or nVidia in > quality and performance (and with the full 3D capability) and has open > source drivers???? > > I thought so. You can't because there are none. Don't make such > impossible suggestions for those of us who MUST use the video cards > available to do the graphics they need. > > Those of us who use cards with no open source drivers available have no > choice. As Jonathan said, nothing to consider in which card to choose > nor which driver to use. Since we do not have the option to select a > better card that has open source drivers available then we have a right > to feel that software that breaks the drivers that are available is > wrong. > > I do not have statistics of the percentages of Linux users who fall into > that category, but there are a lot and getting to be more all the time. PLEASE feel free to read what i wrote and respond accordingly instead of responding to what you imagine i wrote. > And many do need it. > > Since you are the one asking for statistics, please provide some of your > own. Like, what percentage of those who use the nVidia provided driver > do not need it? WHERE exactly did i ask for statistics? > Although I wish that all software were open source, I understand when > the developer chooses to keep it closed and that does not prevent me > using what I need. > > I use open source in every way possible, but am free to pick and choose > as I see fit. Your demand that all software you use be open source is > noble, but should not infringe on our rights to choose our own path. > You're free to do as you choose and my suggestion in no way infringes on your rights. Sean -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list