Originally posted by bridgman
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The concept is on full display here with people who have never filed bug reports or gotten involved on any level of development stating they have unfixable bugs, and things are broken, etc, etc, etc.
Then there are those that declare that their perfectly functional card on a perfectly functional system is now broken and unusable. It doesn't matter that they are using the system, right now, to do everything they presumably want to do, since they are using it. All that matters is that support for their product won't be the same in the future.
Then there are those that proclaim their card is / was broken since a period of time ago. When confronted with people saying "it worked me on such and such a system" and when confronted with offers to try and, you know, solve the problem, those people simply don't want to listen.
Then there are those that are die-hard distro-backer's or bashers. I'll be the first in line to say I'm biased against Ubuntu, or any Gnome based distro. One of the main points of Linux though is it's flexibility. If one distribution does not work for you, try another one. Distributions are not created equally. Some have different x-servers, different kernels, different module pre-loads, and differt etc, etc, etc. Some people simply don't want to change or adjust, and the idea of going to another distribution that might have a work around or solution is just unimaginable.
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Now, I personally tend to agree with the state of X.org Radeon right now being able to take over for Fglrx. Lets be honest, if I am a serious gamer, I would already be budgeting to upgrade my x1800 XT and x1900 systems. Well. Okay. I am a serious gamer and I am budgeting to replace those cards. I know that the Shader Model 2 graphics cards are going to have a hard time with the Unreal Engine 3 and ID Tech 5 graphics. If I want to play games on those platforms, I AM going to need something newer, driver support not-withstanding.
So, lets junk the performance 3D argument. It simply doesn't hold any weight.
Outside of performance 3D, the X.org ATi driver is actually better in 2D display. That's important when 1920*1200 LCD monitors are getting to be affordable.
Then there's the tear-free video support...
and basic support for 3D operations. I CAN use stuff like Compiz Fusion on X.org ATi on R100-R500 hardware. Granted, I really don't think I'd enjoy the experience on a Radeon 7500, but the option is there.
So, as an everyday user, X.org ATi is simply good enough for the average consumer, and lets say it, the type that buys from Dell.
I've also seen an expressed interest from the actual Developers, you know, the guys WRITING the code, in having bug reports filed and proper procedures followed through for those who are having problems with their display.
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I'm also going to leave one parting shot here that might just open some people's eyes as to how committed AMD is to Linux and Open-Source.
R300-R500 is ALSO getting dropped from Windows Catalyst. Currently Windows users have no alternative drivers. At all.
This also means that upcoming Windows 7 users... won't be able to use the R300-R500 GPU's ... at all. There might be a basic driver provided by Microsoft, but they won't be getting updates. There will be no driver path.
Chew on that.
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