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[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2011-06-17 at 16:40 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote: 
> On 13/06/11 03:35, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On Sun, 2011-06-12 at 15:44 +1000, Basil Chupin wrote:
> >> On 11/06/11 18:11, Stephen Kuhn wrote:
> >>> On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 02:55 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> That would appear to be true, but in that case why did the OP get a
> >>>>> warning after upgrading to 11.04 that he did not have the hardware
> >>>>> capabilities to run Unity?
> >>>> You would need accelerated graphics and OpenGL enabled to run Unity. You
> >>>> would only get that with the correct driver installed. The OP didn't
> >>>> mention his nvidia chipset though. I think it was the 5200 that was the
> >>>> first nvidia chipset that supported GL ver 2.0 ? Someone correct me if
> >>>> I'm wrong. So, maybe his chipset isn't recent enough and Unity diagnosed
> >>>> that there was no hope, or there is a bug in need of becoming fixed.
> >>>> Troubleshooting with a shotgun. I have no other clue. Ric
> >>> Why in the heck would such a minimalistic, "mobile phone" style
> >>> interface even require THAT MUCH when it delivers THAT LITTLE? Where is
> >>> the mentality behind such silliness? Is it that the corporate's and
> >>> developers all own mobile phones (iPhones, HTC's and Galaxy's) and
> >>> they're thinking with their phones instead of their "desktop" minds?
> >>> Jeesh...c'mon...wake the farg up...
> > Because without OpenGL version 2.0, and accelerated graphics, you can't
> > see the ~sparkles~ on the pink unicorn style icons. Good Gwar, man!
> > Ubuntu would be the laughing stock.<shakes head>  Ric
> 
> 
> 
> Ummm.... I didn't write that stuff which you are attributing to me, 
> Chief :-( .

Since I attribute everything that goes wrong to you, why would I stop
now? Everyone else does so no worries, it's just a list rule you see,
like bottom posting. Blame BC. He breaks pulse. :) Ric


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"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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