>> I think not. My recollection is that XFree96 4.3.0 supports these for
> 2D (regular video) just fine. All the yelling and screaming is from the
> MS-Windows-fixated 3D gaming wankers.
hey somepeople use 3D for non gaming things... I'm doing embedded 3d
systems, and getting a driver for the card is a pain in the arse.. and I
want to use open drivers.... I may end up using the ATI drivers out of
having no chice.. 2d is old school, you can't get a nice MACOSX front-end
without 3d stuff...
Dave.
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