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:X Devs Drop NVIDIA Auto-Config Support
X Devs Drop NVIDIA Auto-Config Support
Jul 21, 2008, 21 :45 UTC (15 Talkback[s]) (7838 reads)
(Other stories by Michael Larabel)

[ Thanks to James P for this link. ]

"...the problem with this official open-source NVIDIA driver is that it contains only very basic card functionality and is limited to 2D acceleration. The code to this driver has also been intentionally obfuscated by NVIDIA engineers. Unfortunately, the community reverse-engineered Nouveau driver isn't yet in a state to become the open-source default for X.Org. "

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I wish these X org guys would stay grunt ...   X org devs disgruntled...   
CD Baric
Jul 21, 2008, 23:56:43  
I for one think they did the right thing ...   X org devs did the right thing.   
Thomas Holbrook II
Jul 22, 2008, 01:45:13  
But nooooooo, far better for the inexper ...   Not again   
Gary Stewart
Jul 22, 2008, 03:44:34  
From reading the thread, it doesn't ...   They didn't "drop" it   
Frank
Jul 22, 2008, 04:51:13  
The reason NVIDIA will not open their dr ...   Re: Not again   
john Kloosterman
Jul 22, 2008, 05:24:34  
The reason it's *** is because nVidi ...   Re: REALLY - Not again   
CD Baric
Jul 22, 2008, 07:56:20  
> nVidia produces the best 3D video chip ...   Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
NM
Jul 22, 2008, 09:33:51  
"nVidia produces the best 3D video chips ...   Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
Luca Beltrame
Jul 22, 2008, 10:01:04  
> The reason it's *** is because nVi ...   Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
Rainer Weikusat
Jul 22, 2008, 10:13:37  
> The reason NVIDIA will not open their ...   Re: Re: Not again   
James E. LaBarre
Jul 22, 2008, 15:12:58  
Granted, NVIDIA said they'd fix it, ...   Re: Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
CD Baric
Jul 22, 2008, 18:44:03  
> Granted, NVIDIA said they'd fix it ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
blackhole
Jul 23, 2008, 06:02:12  
Perhaps you are misinterpreting Luca Bel ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
CD Baric
Jul 23, 2008, 10:25:46  
> The reason NVIDIA will not open their ...   Re: Re: Not again   
Rainer Weikusat
Jul 23, 2008, 10:33:27  
> Perhaps you are misinterpreting Luca > ...   Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: REALLY - Not again   
Rainer Weikusat
Jul 23, 2008, 13:29:12  
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