Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:38:13 -0300 (BRT) From: "Nenhum_de_Nos" <matheus@eternamente.info> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: linux 3d applications keep crashing 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>
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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
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