8.10 and the GeForce 6100 NVIDIA

[Dave Woyciesjes]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Mario Vukelic wrote:
>> On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 16:35 -0700, Karl Larsen wrote:
>>   
>>> Then came alone Intrepid and it supports some but not all NVIDIA 
>>> hardware. This is a real Ubuntu problem. To say your waiting for new 
>>> driver software from NVIDIA is, I am sorry to say a lie. Why does it 
>>> work on Hardy????
>>>     
>> >From System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers:
>>
>> "Proprietary drivers do not have public source code that Ubuntu
>> developers are free to modify. They represent a risk to you because they
>> are only available on the types of computer chosen by the manufacturer,
>> and security updates to them depend solely on the responsiveness of the
>> manufacturer.
>> Ubuntu cannot fix or improve these drivers"
>>
>> Which parts of this text do you not understand?
>>
>>
>>   
>     The problem is NOT nVidia. It is us with changing kernels every few 
> months. I will stay with Hardy and delete Intrepid.
> 
	Yeah, well maybe the new kernel is the reason the nVidia is not 
working, but kernels are changed to improve security. It's much better 
to have a secure system, than 3d graphics.
	

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