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Re: Cutting edge Linux distro?

__/ [ [H]omer ] on Monday 14 August 2006 11:45 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> __/ [ Hadron Quark ] on Sunday 13 August 2006 15:26 \__
>>> Sandman <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>>>> So, I have this kickass Windows gaming machine (i.e. raptor disk,
>>>> dual ATI X1900XTX, AMD X2 4800+) and I would really like a Linux
>>>> distro that will impress me.
>>>>
>>>> I've seen the Xgl demos, so it has to have that of course.
> 
>>> ATI card? Good luck with getting HW opengl working.
> 
> Works great on my Acer Ferrari running Fedora Core 5 x86_64, in fact
> playing American McGee's Alice under Cedega, or even Quake4 native, is
> faster (in both cases) than running those same games natively on XP,
> on the same machine.


So my momma has been lying to me all these years?

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=520&num=1

There is another site that performs such benchmark and traces the progress of
ATi on Linux. It hasn't any nice shots of Fedora though.

 
>>>> Frontrow - MythPC....?
> 
>>> MythTV? Have fun installing that.
> 
>> http://g-ding.tv/
>>
>> ,----[ Overview ]
>> | MythDora is a Fedora Core and MythTV "All-In-One" CD. The CD will
>> | load a preconfigured Fedora Core 4 installation on your computer
>> | as well as install and configure MythTV-0.19. There are extras
>> | included with MythDora such as MythBurn, MediaMVP and MythStreamTV
>> | for some extra fun.
>> `----
> 
> Fedora to the rescue again; Maybe Hardon Quirk should try it and stop
> bitching.


If the hardon wasn't quirky, there would be no reason to bi(a)tch.

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