[nylug-talk] Video card situation get a bit more dire

[Joseph M. Gaffney]

On Thursday 16 November 2006 16:17, jh wrote:
> See this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yl6zj7
>
> AMD/ATI to release a combined CPU/GPU.
>
> Now it appears that Reuben's stipulation that you won't be able to get
> to a shell prompt without a closed source module is actually coming
> true. And what a great trojan horse to totally do a DRM lockdown.
>
> I hope that the community can get ahead of this one, and make AMD/ATI
> release that this new technology is a non-starter on FOSS without truly
> open drivers.
>
> My $.02.
>
> jh

*shrug*

I'd just say buy Intel, and ignore AMD.  Show them what you want with the 
wallet.

-Joseph M. Gaffney aka CuCullin