Keep in mind guys, that like Bridgeman has said in the Ask An ATI Dev thread, that some of what we perceive as bugs are actually lack of features, and not just in their drivers. Sure, it may sound like a quick excuse, but you have to admit, there are some things that Linux isn't exactly feature rich for yet. Specifically when it comes to accelerated video play back. And this isn't solely an issue that resides in the drivers, like fglrx.
I'm not saying that the drivers don't have bugs, but you have to admit, despite the bugs they seem to have missed or the regressions that occur, they are trying. I'm not sure about the 3 month cycle, as I don't quite know what they do during the 'bake' period. I get the month of coding and the month to beta test it, but... Either way, though, they are working as hard as they can, and even if it was a 2 month cycle, it would still be monthly releases, so why worry about such details.
I'm not saying that the drivers don't have bugs, but you have to admit, despite the bugs they seem to have missed or the regressions that occur, they are trying. I'm not sure about the 3 month cycle, as I don't quite know what they do during the 'bake' period. I get the month of coding and the month to beta test it, but... Either way, though, they are working as hard as they can, and even if it was a 2 month cycle, it would still be monthly releases, so why worry about such details.
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