It's been a hell of a time getting X.Org 7.4 out the door, but this afternoon Adam Jackson has released this long-delayed update to this X system. X.Org 7.4 is arriving after the release of X Server 1.5.1 earlier in the day. Yes, it's finally here! In this article we have information on the features that make up this release along with what it's taken to get X.Org 7.4 primed for release.
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Member since:2008-02-26
In my case it was because I bought a laptop and no ATI option was available for my model. Intel Integrated Graphics are the only cards guaranteed to work 100% on all operating systems(not just those NVIDIA bothers to support) with quality(this rules ATI out) open source drivers. They also run with little power and don't build up heat at all. Unless you are a hardcore gamer, you don't need anything better - simple games will work. And if you are, you aren't running non-Windows OSes in the first place.
Member since:2007-07-20
Id be pretty happy with intel graphics except that were finishing the apricot open game (yofrankie.org) which uses fairly advanced shaders. I feel like a bit of a dick with a 1gig nvidia, running vesa single screen. lucky were up to documentation :/.
gives me a good excuse to test blender3d with Mesa7.2
Ati and intel also have quite bad support for OpenGL features not commonly used in games. (like 2D bitmap drawing or drawing the selection buffer). really hoping Intel pickup their act on this since having a gfx card with open drivers work that properly with OpenGL would be an advantage.
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2005-07-26
Now this may be a little OT, but i'm starting to think i should make my next GPU an intel. Another thing i read was a statement from a nvidia official that they are NOT planning to include support for their upcoming "hybrid power" solutions in their linux drivers. Nor do they include "purevideo" support.
Yes, i'm a bit dissapointed in nvidia lately. Maybe i should get a life? (if so, do one have to install windows for that?)