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Jeff Siddall <[log in to unmask]>
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Jeff Siddall <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:53:27 -0400
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On 03/25/2013 10:34 PM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> Um well
> Frankly the proprietary driver is never up to date with the kernel and
> it is well that's luck if it ever works with a new version of the kernel
> after you have reinstalled "recompiled the module with code you can't
> see against the new code"
>
>
> If you  have a problem with the proprietary driver take it up with
> ?Nvidia. In theory you pay them to make it work correct ?
> If you don't pay them for support then find a card that doesn't use
> proprietary code.

Still looking -- haven't found any yet.

Bottom line is all hardware vendors are either evil (ex: nVidia, AMD) or 
crummy (Intel) or both (ex: Intel+PowerVR)

Jeff

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