[nylug-talk] Video Cards....

[H. G.]

What of the status of that open source video card?
Does anyone recall that project?

On 11/6/06, Ruben Safir <ruben at mrbrklyn.com> wrote:
>
> Its now a free software movement that can't reach the bash prompt any
> longer
> without a piece of closed sourced software being used.  Thats pretty
> pathetic.
>
> Ruben
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 06, 2006 at 04:42:58AM -0800, Adrian Noland wrote:
> > I'm not sure this helps because I can't remember the name, and I don't
> believe
> > they've actually produced anything yet, but there is a small company out
> there
> > that is trying to do exactly this. There was a post to the kernel mail
> lists
> > earlier this year asking if anybody would pay $300-$400 for such a card.
> >
> > Until then, I suggest nVidia, then Intel.
> >
> > --- "Joseph M. Gaffney" <cucullin at wtfisthat.net> wrote:
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I'm going to be building out a new A/V workstation for myself in the
> coming
> > > weeks, so I've been kind of putting together a package for
> myself.  The main
> > > issue I have right now is with video cards.  I *really* don't want to
> use ATI
> > >
> > > or NVidia, I'd like to have something with completely OSS drivers...
> so I'd
> > > like Intel.  However, it seems to me all their graphics now are
> integrated,
> > > so no standalone intel vid cards... is that true?  Any other
> suggestions?
> > > I'd like to maintain my zeolotry if possible :)
> > >
> > > -Joseph M. Gaffney aka CuCullin
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