Maverick Alpha3 +nvidia-96 +updates

[Scott Kitterman]

"NoOp" <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 09/03/2010 05:31 AM, John Vivirito wrote:
>...
>> Nvidia upload may fix this problem but if you look at 
>> https://launchpad.net/bugs/616023
>> that will fix the abi problem and that is the most widely bug.
>> it should be push through new by now if not than soon
>> 
>
>So here we are...
>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/626974
>[ABI change in xorg 1.9 breaks legacy nvidia-96 and nvidia-173 drivers
>in Maverick]
>
>As I predicted, multiple legacy nvidia card users are just now
>discovering that their cards do not work with 10.10.
>
>AaronP (nvidia) and nvidia in general seems to have gone walkabout & no
>word from Ubuntu dev's regarding any relief. I wonder if it's time to
>slashdot.

What would the headline be, "Ubuntu Developers Fail To Fix Binary Drivers They Don't Have Source For"?

Scott K