Nvidia sucks, sucks, sucks !

[Mike McCarty]

ethericalzen at gmail.com wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:25:44 -0600
> Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty at sbcglobal.net> took out a #2 pencil and
> scribbled:

Hmm... Not the best way to start an "apology" ;-)
> 
> 
>>Who appointed you moderator? I guess I'll have to go back to the
>>Red Hat website and reread the moderator list.
> 
> 
> You're a snippy one aren't you? ^_^
> 
> I think you take my text to be mean and combative. It's not really.

Ok. It certainly seemed so. But then this entire thread is IMO
unnecessarily combative. So I may have a perceptual problem.

> all I'm saying is, discussion of kernel driver interfacing is not
> really a _user_ issue. Last time I checked, users (unless the user
> is also a developer) dont' do development. So if you want interface

Umm, users live with what the developers develop. It is not specifically
a *Fedora* issue, it affects all distros.

> changes to be done for more robust driver implementation and
> usability, kernel developers are the people you want to address
> your complaints and ideas with.

Well, I personally don't have a problem with that, since I don't
use that video card. But the issue remains as a general topic.

> Your sarcasm is noted, and I apologize to you if you believe I was
> attempting to assert some authority over you and Mr. Lux; however,

[snip]

Apology accepted.

Your comments notwithstanding, it is IMO worthwhile to attempt
to rally others to one's viewpoint and discussing what goals
might be set before going to the developer's fora. I suggest
that, instead of whining, one start to develop a list of requirements
which would resolve this issue more or less permanently.

We already have the "captive NTFS" project which loads "foreign"
device drivers. Why not build upon that effort? Isn't this something
worthy of discussion?

Mike
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