-----Original Message----- From: MJ Ray [mailto:markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk]
I think they meant 0wn. Auto-updating binary-only drivers. Do they have good security in place, or is the "mass nvidia driver users' blowout" only a download site exploit away, I wonder.
Ummm, from what I read the utility they provide "auto-updates" by you having to run it, no different from using apt-get really.
I'll stick with the XFree86's own nv drivers on the box here that has their chips until I replace that hardware.
You do realise that Nvidia wrote that support (definetly parts of it, they do have there own "special" license mentioned in the XFree86 distribution) in XFree86? and out of interest which of the GFX manufacturers warez would you seek to procure in their place? AFAICT there are no GFX card manufacturers out there who provide full real free software support for their products :(
Adam
On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Adam Bower wrote:
You do realise that Nvidia wrote that support (definetly parts of it, they do have there own "special" license mentioned in the XFree86 distribution) in XFree86? and out of interest which of the GFX manufacturers warez would you seek to procure in their place? AFAICT there are no GFX card manufacturers out there who provide full real free software support for their products :(
One the subject of Nvidia graphics cards and drivers, here at work we are in the process of purchasing a new VR lab. One of the PC image generator systems we have been shown is basically a cluster of PCs that does parallel rendering and uses Nvidia GeForce 4 cards with one or two tweeks of the chips and drivers...Now for the amusing bit...for these tweeks to what are basically fairly standard PCs we have been quoted 100K for one system and 140K for a one with more rendering power. I think I am in the wrong business!!!
Oh and as for support...we were quoted 20K per year for this system!!! ;-)
Simon
Adam Bower adam@Drakken.com wrote:
Ummm, from what I read the utility they provide "auto-updates" by you having to run it, no different from using apt-get really.
Automated rather than automatic. That's something, I guess.
[...] and out of interest which of the GFX manufacturers warez would you seek to procure in their place? AFAICT there are no GFX card manufacturers out there who provide full real free software support for their products :(
Oh. I just had someone raving at me about the latest ATI cards (currently out around the 250-300 quid mark?) but I don't think even their support is full under free software at the moment.
MJR
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