[Dri-users] Re: S3TC texture compression ATI Cards

[Smitty <sm...@wa...>]

> When will S3TC texture compression be supported under Linux with ATI cards? 
Not looking good at the moment due to patent issues.

> I wanted to try out the demo of UT 2003 in Linux but
> found that the only cards that were supported were NVIDIA. I am not very
> keen on NVIDIA cards as the only decent drivers are closed source. I
> currently own a ATI Rage 128, I am looking to purchase a new card but
> want one with decent 3d support in Linux. Can anybody make any
> suggestions?
Good cards GF3 Radeon 8500
GF4 Radeon 9700*

No drivers at for linux (yet)

You know about closed vs open drivers...

Liam
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