feedback to NVidia [was: Nvidia Drivers]

[-=Brian Truter=-]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rui Miguel Seabra
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 9:26 AM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: RE: feedback to NVidia [was: Nvidia Drivers]
> 
> On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 09:16 -0500, -=Brian Truter=- wrote:
> > The way I see it is, when I bought my Nvidia card, it did not say 
> > Linux was supported, I bought it anyways. I don't see how 
> that gives 
> > me the right to demand support like he keeps saying.
> 
> So you admit you're completely and utterly in the dependence 
> of _some_ goodwill that's not even, apparently as you say, 
> put on paper by NVIDIA.
> 
> How is that good, come again?
> 
> I care about having _real_ support for the hardware I buy.
> That can only be achieved by hardware specification or Free 
> Software drivers provided by the hardware vendor.
> 
> Rui
> 


I don't see how Im dependant on Nvidia for anything. I bought their card, it
never said on the box or in the manuals that it would work in Linux, but I
put it in a Linux machine anyways. How does this make me, or you, dependant
on Nvidia for anything? 

There is real support for Nvidia cards from Nvidia, just not for Linux,
because it ISNT supported in that O/S. They never said it was. You can Ask
them to support it, but I don't see how simply buying their card gives you
the right to demand support for an unsupported O/S they never claimed they
would support.

Your argument holds no water with me, and just doesn't make sense.

Personally, I am glad they are actually making an effort to create drivers
for Linux, in whatever form. Most vendors wont even go that far. Because the
drivers are not in the form YOU want, you complain. Its no wonder many other
vendors wont even make the effort.