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Re: [LUG] Ubuntu and freedom?

 

Ray Smith wrote:
>> The case with nvidia pretty much proves >the point that neil, simon, Jon
>> and others have been making.
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>> Because NVIdia provides a proprietary >driver there is less pressure to
>> release specs so 3d can be added to the nv >driver
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> I have to dissagree.
> Xfree and Xorg developed very good drivers independantly of ati's own driver.
>
> The truth is as Ben has said several times now the nv driver still has updates but 
> no open source 3d driver for nvidia is being developed.
> Point me in the direction of one and I will leap on it,

nouveu driver project. It's still in early days but they plan to 
implement 3d acceleration for nvidia in an open source manner. Not sure 
if I spelt it right but something along those lines.
 
Jon

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