[PD] gfx card question

[pix]

ati also provides a closed source "full featured" driver for linux.

i'm not sure about the video output suppourt, but i'd be interested to
know if anyone has any luck.

pix.

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 12:30:10 -0800 (PST)
<ben at ekran.org> wrote:

> ATI support comes from the DRI community, not from ATI itself. Nvidia
> provides drivers and develops it themselves. The drivers are not GPL.
> Can't run accellerated nvidia without the nvidia drivers. The nvidia
> drivers do let you do video output, the ATI drivers do not.
> 
> So ATI is better supported by the linux community
> but Nvidia provides even better support themselves.
> 
> All depends on if you want video out, and what GPl means to you.
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >> If you want to use Gem you should get an vidia card (*all* features
> >> well supported under linux) if you just use XP ATIs are nicer, but no
> >> video output under linux)
> >
> > Really?  I thought ATI radions were the best supported linux cards. 
> > is this not true?
> >
> > also, they come in versions without a gpu fan if you interested in
> > making a quiet computer.
> >
> > -august.
> 
> 
> 
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