__/ [ flyer ] on Wednesday 11 April 2007 08:05 \__
> In article <1490857.cmaDGS0bkJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
>>
>> The subject line mirrors the message from the forum where I found it. I
>> agree that AMD is no Linux foe, but ATI is very notorious. I was going to
>> put ATI in the subject line, but the forums targetted AMD, which is
>> broader.
>>
>> As for ATI's Linux support, it is consider abysmal. Visit any forum whose
>> focus is Linux/GPU and you'll see it. Recently, Michael Larabel
>> (Phoronix), whom I'm in touch with, created some initiatives to pressure
>> ATI. They just don't improve their Linux drivers, not in terms of
>> performance. Also, a source close to Canonical said that Ubuntu 7.04 will
>> not do eye candy out of the box because of ATI, at least in part.
>> Recently, ATI gave Linux a Control Centre (Catalyst), so maybe it's a good
>> start. The drivers are still seeing development that's stale.
>
> Well can we kill them off along with winblows, and then back someone with
> a little judgement?
>
> Maybe it's something to start making a loud noise about -- fools who love
> to be screwed and thus back win.
That's the Theo de Raadt approach (OpenBSD), which I believe is effective. I
was in favour of posting some unflattering blog posts, but some think it's
ineffective and it portrays us as a mob. That's what Carla Schroeder told me
anyway... nobody likes bad publicity, but who would be blamed? Speaking of
which, I got Slashdotted (and OSNews'ed) last night. Novell got some bitch
slapping and responded.
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