ATI video comes out of the closet

[Sam Varshavchik]

Les Mikesell writes:

> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>>>>>     
>>>> So far the nVidia video card on my motherboard has been the one
>>>> biggest head acke in this computer. It is wonderful with Windows I
>>>> hear but it sucks on Linux. Had I known....
>>> Are you running the driver that nVidia gives away and fedora makes you
>>> go out of your way to install and use?
>> 
>> I think you mean nVidia makes you go out of the way.
> 
> No I don't mean that.  I don't have to make any extra effort for nVidia 
> drivers on Windows or Macs.  nVidia themselves are doing more work for 
> the Linux version since they can't count on a stable interface.  Fedora 
> could redistribute the driver as provided by nVidia but chooses not to.

Yes, like Fedora chooses not to distribute any other non-free driver. The 
reason you don't have to make any extra effort with Windows or Macs is 
because they are not free software, but Fedora is.

>> People can get
>> FOSS Intel drivers with full rights directly from Fedora, so I don't
>> think Fedora is the issue here.
> 
> Well we disagree, then.  I have no interest in having source or rights 
> to do anything but use the devices.

In that case, you are really much better off using Windows or Macs. There's 
nothing wrong with that, of course. 

>                                       I just want drivers that work and 
> that work should only have to be done once.

Fair enough. I think that you should really be looking at Windows or Macs, 
then, where you can get and use as many non-free software and drivers as you 
want to have.

>>  Apparently, ATI agrees.
> 
> They are probably just tired of trying to keep up with the kernel 
> breaking the interface in every update.  It will be interesting to see 
> how many people _really_ are able to do better than the vendor engineers 
> at writing drivers, though.

This is a false dichotomy. Case in counterpoint: Intel.

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