[PLUG] GCC 3.2 and the kernel warning

[Alan]

On Mon, 2002-08-26 at 10:03, Jason Dagit wrote:
> The new matrox parahilea(sp??) is pretty good and even more expensive.
> The new nvidia geforce 4 ti4600 has about the same MSRP, but the matrox
> card will cost you a lot more in practice.  I don't know how good the
> matrox drivers are, or if they are open source. But I think they are...
> Anyone have that card?

The Matrox cards tend to have faster 2D. The nVIDIA has faster 3D.  Both
have proprietary libraries needed for full use.  (The Matrox libraries
are less obnoxious.)  The main reason for the Matrox Hardware
Abstraction Library being closed source is that there is one bit in the
library that controls Macrovision(tm).  They don't want that information
getting out.  (Even though I have the exact location somewhere in this
mess...)

One bit to rule them all and in the darkness bind them...

> 
> Jason
> 
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Richard Langis wrote:
> 
> > Okay then...here's a question:
> >
> > What's a nice, fast, 3D aware, OpenGL and/or DX (for you dual-boot
> > fans), Linux and X supported Video card?  With *good* open-source/GNU
> > drivers?
> >
> > Matrox?  ATI?
> >
> > nVidia is *the* king of the win32 gaming world.  What card is the king
> > of the Linux desktop world?
> >
> > -R
> >
> > Russell Senior wrote:
> > >>>>>>"Alan" == Alan  <alan at CLUESERVER.ORG> writes:
> > >>>>>
> > >
> > > Alan> GCC 3.2 is going to be a rough upgrade for all concerned.
> > >
> > > Jeme> It shouldn't be too rough for people that don't use non-Free
> > > Jeme> software.
> > >
> > > Jeme> Let GNU be your guide.
> > >
> > > Alan> The GNU nVIDIA drivers suck.
> > >
> > > Isn't the important choice not what drivers you use, but what hardware
> > > you choose?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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