From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 15 15:38:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3245C106564A for ; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:38:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matheusber@gmail.com) Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com (qw-out-2122.google.com [74.125.92.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25828FC0A for ; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:38:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matheusber@gmail.com) Received: by qw-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 3so1507052qwe.7 for ; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:38:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:sender:received:received :message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:subject:from:to:user-agent :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority :importance; bh=Q0DBM+99NsNXJa9ISP62cCvU4yR0lWyyPQClcE4IB8A=; b=Eg33nPPN+WxRDxh0td93zDQu2KNp5jO/BjnCPgUb+BkkZ0NUhhYWyKiYEJEfrLNuCq nLDzsh801IuQQ1c8p6Xh+GF/iUZmEI5CGNhbZsdU2HarckV50LZ5HpkMXVX7wLf0Lwbp /S9eiRRSfJuQFgWi9u1r4TIa1nTorACQ6T1+g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=sender:message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:subject:from:to :user-agent:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding :x-priority:importance; b=RsZgHzN4L0czfeplf2C66NMgGbXPpOOwVd3bs1Jje1MsmdRJX6E22rLUMjKl4RsIvD 17jhOVJoMHwRH3blK7KTExYL2UMN0SwS6bGQBWWTPtz/5EbXigpCzY0m8pjLqs3TAIKj pdqNfKcEOps9CCNBgenFeKYfSvdaecud2/HDE= Received: by 10.224.2.212 with SMTP id 20mr4337068qak.338.1237131501125; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:38:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cygnus.homeunix.com (201008162061.user.veloxzone.com.br [201.8.162.61]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 30sm4841460yxk.32.2009.03.15.08.38.20 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:38:20 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Nenhum_de_Nos Received: by cygnus.homeunix.com (Postfix, from userid 80) id E5DFDB8074; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:38:13 -0300 (BRT) Received: from 189.71.33.85 (SquirrelMail authenticated user matheus) by cygnus.homeunix.com with HTTP; Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:38:13 -0300 (BRT) Message-ID: <7843e405382ba1e359bbe5abb832c094.squirrel@cygnus.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <18877.1409.511002.357436@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <38992BCD-BFD6-47F7-B707-54415801CCEB@gmail.com> <18877.1409.511002.357436@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:38:13 -0300 (BRT) From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Subject: Re: linux 3d applications keep crashing X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:38:22 -0000 On Sun, March 15, 2009 10:41, Robert Huff wrote: > > Garrett Cooper writes: > >> So instead of lurking and complaining, why not contribute to >> the cause? > > While I sympathize on the complaining ... the response is > problematic. > I see two ways to contribute to the main problem, which is lack > of usable code. (For the moment let's discount "testing" and > "documentation".) > One could help with one of the open source drivers. Worthy > project, but a lot of work involving a skill-set beyond even many > coders experienced in other fields. (I'm assuming none of these > drivers are on the cusp of a magic moment where lot of good things > suddenly happen and it's a coast downhill from there.) > The alternative - which sounds seductive but may have its own > issues - would be to fill the Nvidia requests and let them write and > maintain the code. Again, worthy project (which might have > collateral benefits). Again, a lot of work. And an even more > esoteric skill-set. > If you have some other way a person with limited technical > skills can contribute - tell! I'm getting closer to buying a new > system, and I'd love to have a moderm graphics card running at full > capacity. And, as long as it didn't explode in their faces, I think > many others might be willing to help as well. > > Respectfully, > > > Robert Huff for the time being, I feel almost the same way you do, and all I can do is buy ATi. When someone ask me about new graphics card, I say go ATi ... is what I can do now. And will try this nouveau and help :) matheus -- We will call you cygnus, The God of balance you shall be