From: Adam K K. <ad...@vo...> - 2000-05-04 17:52:40
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On 4 May 2000, Vandoorselaere Yoann wrote: > Adam K Kirchhoff <ad...@vo...> writes: > > > On Thu, 4 May 2000, Marco Ghidinelli wrote: > > You'll get no arguments from me about that... Frankly, open source > > drivers are preferable, but if nVidia can give me better performance with > > the least headaches, I'm more than willing to use their drivers... > > <rant> > bravo. > If every people out there was acting like you, > the open source world never being what is it today. > </rant> You mean it wouldn't be full of ranting, raving lunatics? I don't use Linux, or the DRI, because they're open source. I use them because they serve my needs better than any other option, including, for the time being, nVidia's GL drivers. > > Now, i'm angry against this 3dfx card which is so slow, > and i'd really like to buy a geforce if it was open source, > but i will not. > I agree completely... I currently own a Voodoo3, a TNT2, and an ATI All-in-Wonder 128. If I were interested in buying a new card I'd wait for the Voodoo5s rather than buy a geforce, because I prefer 3dfx's support of open source. But, seeing as I have the TNT2 already, never expecting to use it under Linux, I have no qualms about using it if it has the best performance. Adam |