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"When someone tells me they have an Nvidia board and ask for help, my first advice is to buy a decent computer and stop supporting manufacturers that don't publ
by lwhi 15y ago
"When someone tells me they have an Nvidia board and ask for help, my first advice is to buy a decent computer and stop supporting manufacturers that don't publish free drivers (or sufficient specs so that driver writers can do their work for them). I have no respect for manufacturers like them. Seriously, stop complaining and support manufacturers that care about open source."
Nvidia might not supply an open source driver - but they do supply a well functioning driver which is updated regularly. This is a god-send.
Last time I checked, ATI linux diver support was nowhere near as good.
Choosing to provide users with an inferior open-source driver, because principles dictate it's the 'only' choice, is short-sighted IMO.
- rbanffy 15y ago> This is a god-send. That's the problem. I am an atheist. I don't like generous offers of proprietary software. > Last time I checked, ATI linux diver support was nowhere near as good. Agreed. That's why I don't recommend ATI either. Last time I checked, they provided proprietary drivers that were also very buggy. Nvidia, at least, provides proprietary drivers that mostly work. > Choosing to provide users with an inferior open-source driver, because principles dictate it's the 'only' choice, is short-sighted IMO. I believe the free driver works well on some common hardware. The proper procedure in your case is to download and install the proprietary driver yourself. Again, you should be voting with your dollars, not complaining about the freedoms you receive.