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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:13:33 +0200 |
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Nicolas Sebrecht <nicolas.s-dev@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> Volker Armin Hemmann <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> a écrit: |
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> > ATI? Which 3d drivers are as bad as nvidia from 'obfuscation' point |
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> > of view and a lot worse if you compare the horror stories? |
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> The point is that *this* is changing with ATI. |
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Just my late 2€: |
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Amd can't release the technology because it doesn't own it all.I'm not |
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to good with licence issue but I know that not all ATI techs are theirs |
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and they were bought from others under the agreement that they don;t |
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reveal it. For some new models things might be different but they |
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aren't allowed for older ones to just release the specs. Also I had |
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experiences with both ati and nvidia:nvidia just increases in |
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performance from driver version to driver version, while ati's just |
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might work, sometimes you need to get the drivers from official site to |
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work, other times work from portage, sometimes you need to search on |
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f.g.o for a solution, one is never sure with ati(I never was) |
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