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[Basil Chupin]

On 17/06/11 17:58, Ric Moore wrote:
> 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


OK, fair 'nuff I suppose.... I guess that I am just like Joe 
Btfsplk....and so I don't mind...that's my karma, I guess.....

B....c.....

<sniff>...

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