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On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 18:06 +0000, Simon Waters wrote: > Jonathan Roberts wrote: > > > > Maybe I'll even add a review to the wiki!! > > Please do, I saw some good stuff on SuSE at LUG Radio live from the > Novell Open Audio guys (who were also very entertaining), and heard some > good things from people unrelated to Novell. After that kind of response I will do! Only problem is I can't get logged in to the wiki...any chance someone can help me out? I've made sure I'm entering username and password correctly, even copying and pasting. Also put in for a password reminder, it came through and that still didn't work... > > I've been tracking the various Novell blogs, and podcasts, for a while > following what they do. > > They also explicitly mentioned that the non-free video drivers aren't > shipped, but just a few clicks will get the system to download and > install them for you. Hopefully that is a compromise people around here > can agree to live with, even if some of us would prefer you not make > those few clicks. As such I think SuSE do really get the free software > thing. Yeah...I haven't tried installing the non-free video drivers but I've had a look around their wiki and it seems well documented and judging from the rest of the experience I don't think it will be too hard. > > The new eye candy (Compiz) was the driving force behind the interest in > the non-free 3D drivers, although now the Intel graphics cards will do > accelerated 3D with free software drivers sufficient for Compiz. Just wish I had an intel graphics chip! > > That Mark Shuttleworth's email wouldn't have caused such a reaction, if > there wasn't a genuine rift in the Novell/SuSE camp, and I suspect the > dividing line may still be found somewhere near that "/" still. Can you explain this paragraph?! I'm not sure I got it totally but I think it sounded interesting! Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html