Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 9th Sep 2009 22:29 UTC, submitted by lemur2
Open source 3D graphics drivers for ATI R600 garphics cards has been submitted to the kernel-next tree for possible inclusion in the Linux kernel 2.6.32. "David Airlie has pushed a horde of new code into his drm-next Git tree, which is what will get pulled into the Linux 2.6.32 kernel once the merge window is open. Most prominently, this new DRM code brings support for kernel mode-setting with R600 class hardware as well as 3D support."
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AMD's binary drivers actually aren't much slower than NVidia's. And they work well enough on the enterprise distros, you just run into bugs on Ubuntu and other more up to date distros. OSS drivers are still a ways from being ready for you, but give it time. They're making it work well for the average user who just wants Compiz working first, and then the more complicated features and performance will come later.