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Author: HadronHadron Date: May 31, 2008 19:12
> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>> Problem is, RENDER/2D-composition is in fact supported by all modern
>>> gfx cards, and it's been so for MANY years. It's a shame many X
>>> drivers still don't implement it now.
>>
>> Boohoo... use another card if it worries you. As I've explained, I don't
>> have any problems with the ATI card. I have had problems in the past,
>> but these have been fixed.
>
> It's not that the user would have problem or not.
>
> If a driver cannot support everything that its hardware does, then it
> sucks because a part of your money is WASTED. And that's why ATI
> drivers and many other X drivers suck.
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Author: Gregory ShearmanGregory Shearman Date: Jun 1, 2008 00:37
On 2008-05-31, AqD gmail.com> wrote:> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>> Problem is, RENDER/2D-composition is in fact supported by all modern
>>> gfx cards, and it's been so for MANY years. It's a shame many X
>>> drivers still don't implement it now.
>>
>> Boohoo... use another card if it worries you. As I've explained, I don't
>> have any problems with the ATI card. I have had problems in the past,
>> but these have been fixed.
>
> It's not that the user would have problem or not.
So, if the user doesn't have a problem with the card, there's no
problem.
> If a driver cannot support everything that its hardware does, then it
> sucks because a part of your money is WASTED. And that's why ATI
> drivers and many other X drivers suck.
If a drive supports what the user wants then that card is adequate for
the task. The money is not wasted.
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Author: HadronHadron Date: Jun 1, 2008 00:43
Gregory Shearman netscape.net> writes:
> On 2008-05-31, AqD gmail.com> wrote:>> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>>> Problem is, RENDER/2D-composition is in fact supported by all modern
>>>> gfx cards, and it's been so for MANY years. It's a shame many X
>>>> drivers still don't implement it now.
>>>
>>> Boohoo... use another card if it worries you. As I've explained, I don't
>>> have any problems with the ATI card. I have had problems in the past,
>>> but these have been fixed.
>>
>> It's not that the user would have problem or not.
>
> So, if the user doesn't have a problem with the card, there's no
> problem.
And this is why Shearman should never be let near SW design or
implementation. It works for me. It works for him. Therefore I do not
need to do it properly so it works for everyone.
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Author: Moshe, Goldfarb.Moshe, Goldfarb. Date: Jun 1, 2008 01:58
On Sat, 31 May 2008 03:00:50 +0100, Homer wrote:
> What would I fix?
>
> In no particular order:
>
> . Ditch Mono and all its dependants
> . Ditch support for OOXML
> . Move to Yum-presto and deltarpms for package distribution
> . Improve Thunderbird's...
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Author: Moshe Goldfarb.Moshe Goldfarb. Date: Jun 1, 2008 02:46
On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:43:25 +0200, Hadron wrote:
> Gregory Shearman netscape.net> writes:
> >> On 2008-05-31, AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>>>> On 2008-05...
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Author: JEDIDIAHJEDIDIAH Date: Jun 1, 2008 02:40
On 2008-05-31, AqD gmail.com> wrote:> On May 31, 11:28 am, Homer slated.org> wrote:>> Verily I say unto thee, that Gregory Shearman spake thusly:
>>
>>> Rubbish. ATI graphic cards, while not perfect, do a good job of 3D
>>> (as long as you download their proprietary drivers).
>>
>> I play Q3 and ET:QW on my ATi X700 based system all the time, using only
>> the Free radeon driver, without any problems, and at a decent speed too.
>
> By "decent" you mean the speed is as fast as the official driver?
>
> Anything below it is not acceptable.
Anything faster than the framerate required for persistence
of vision is adequate. Most people simply aren't framerate snobs.
--
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Author: HadronHadron Date: Jun 1, 2008 12:31
JEDIDIAH writes:
> On 2008-05-31, AqD gmail.com> wrote:>> On May 31, 11:28 am, Homer slated.org> wrote:>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Gregory Shearman spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> Rubbish. ATI graphic cards, while not perfect, do a good job of 3D
>>>> (as long as you download their proprietary drivers).
>>>
>>> I play Q3 and ET:QW on my ATi X700 based system all the time, using only
>>> the Free radeon driver, without any problems, and at a decent speed too.
>>
>> By "decent" you mean the speed is as fast as the official driver?
>>
>> Anything below it is not acceptable.
>
> Anything faster than the framerate required for persistence
> of vision is adequate. Most people simply aren't framerate snobs.
This has been debunked time and time again if you are referring to the
rubbish about 50 fps.
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Author: jebbluejebblue Date: Jun 1, 2008 22:23
On Tue, 27 May 2008 14:47:15 -0700, The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
> Rosegarden. Rosegarden, however, is tricky; the requirements include
Use Ubuntu and install UbuntuStudio.
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// This is my opinion.
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Author: AqDAqD Date: Jun 2, 2008 17:49
On Jun 1, 6:43 am, Hadron googlemail.com> wrote:> Gregory Shearman netscape.net> writes:>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>>>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>>>> Problem is, RENDER/2D-composition is in fact supported by all modern
>>>>> gfx cards, and it's been so for MANY years. It's a shame many X
>>>>> drivers still don't implement it now.
>
>>>> Boohoo... use another card if it worries you. As I've explained, I don't
>>>> have any problems with the ATI card. I have had problems in the past,
>>>> but these have been fixed.
>
>>> It's not that the user would have problem or not.
>
>> So, if the user doesn't have a problem with the card, there's no
>> problem.
>
> And this is why Shearman should never be let near SW design or
> implementation. It works for me. It works for him. Therefore I do not ...
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Author: Gregory ShearmanGregory Shearman Date: Jun 3, 2008 02:33
On 2008-06-02, AqD gmail.com> wrote:> On Jun 1, 6:43 am, Hadron googlemail.com> wrote:>> Gregory Shearman netscape.net> writes:>>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>>> On May 31, 8:55 pm, Gregory Shearman netscape.net> wrote:>>>>> On 2008-05-31,AqD gmail.com> wrote:>>>>>> Problem is, RENDER/2D-composition is in fact supported by all modern
>>>>>> gfx cards, and it's been so for MANY years. It's a shame many X
>>>>>> drivers still don't implement it now.
>>
>>>>> Boohoo... use another card if it worries you. As I've explained, I don't
>>>>> have any problems with the ATI card. I have had problems in the past,
>>>>> but these have been fixed.
>>
>>>> It's not that the user would have problem or not.
>>
>>> So, if the user doesn't have a problem with the card, there's no
>>> problem.
>>
>> And this is why Shearman should never be let near SW design or ...
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