On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 00:21:24 +0100 (IST), Paul Jakma <paul at clubi.ie> wrote:
> Curious.. everyone who installs this binary only, kernel invading
> driver, you're all gamers who need 3D right?
On one of my machines anyway :)
They can also be useful for render accel and Xv on older nvidia/ati
equipped boxes.
It's a nasty catch-22 alright. How do gamers support Linux aware
companies like id/bioware if we've got to use binary-only drivers, it
sure cheapens the message!
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