Maverick Alpha3 +nvidia-96 +updates

[NoOp]

On 08/15/2010 09:58 PM, Nils Kassube wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> >> Gets worse:
>> >> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?&t=153963
>> >> 
>> >>> From AaronP (the nVidia guy that helps/supports Ubuntu):
>> >> <quote>
>> >> Re: X server 1.9 crash with 173.14.27
>> >> Prerelease and release candidate X servers are not officially
>> >> supported. In addition, Keith just declared the ABI in the
>> >> upcoming xserver 1.9 series as frozen, so support will be coming
>> >> soon in a future version of the current release series, but
>> >> support in the legacy drivers is not considered a particularly
>> >> high priority so don't expect it any time soon. </quote>
>> 
>> Nope. No cigar w/nvidia-96. I'm afraid that Ubuntu & nVidia are about
>> to do to linux users what M$ did to WinXP users; upgrade your
>> hardware or contribute to the world landfills...
> 
> That would rather be "upgrade your hardware AND contribute to the world 
> landfills …". I don't like the situation either but I don't think you 
> can blame Ubuntu here. It is up to nvidia alone to provide the 
> proprietary driver. And I don't think it would be the right thing to do 
> for the Ubuntu developers, if they would wait for the availability of 
> proprietary drivers before they adopt new versions of any software.
> 
> OTOH we don't know yet if nvidia perhaps releases a working version in 
> time for the Marverick release. After all Maverick is alpha software and 
> we can't really blame nvidia yet. Anyway, I don't think it would be wise 
> of nvidia to ignore users of older hardware. If I was about to buy new 
> hardware because my nvidia card isn't supported any longer, I would make 
> sure to buy some hardware with open source driver available and that 
> would exclude nvidia.
> 
> 
> Nils
> 

Sigh... the maddening trait that you have Nils, is common sense.
Someday, when I grow up I want to be just like you :-)

Gary