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On 02/24/2012 06:19 AM, david wrote:

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> On 02/23/2012 07:03 PM, hermann wrote:

>> Am Freitag, den 24.02.2012, 02:45 +0100 schrieb Ralf Mardorf:

>>>

>>> Don't use a borked distro! If your distro don't provide the nv driver,

>>> but replace it with an experimental driver, that knowingly isn't

>>> working

>>> for half of the NVIDIA graphics on the market, such as the nouveau

>>> driver, than your distro is borked!

>>

>> No, then your distro is full GPL'ed. ;-)

>

> But still borked. 

The borked part is where you gave your money to NVidia.
What's even more borked is to blame the free software community for the

subsequent problems you experience.
> I have a couple of motherboards here, one new in my

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> desktop PC, with NVidia graphics. The Nouveau driver doesn't support the

> old NVidia hardware, and Debian Sid no longer includes the NV driver

> that DOES work with old hardware. The Nouveau driver barely supports the

> NVidia in my newest motherboard.

>

> Sorry, I don't consider the Nouveau driver ready for primetime,

Does anyone say it is? Respect the people who /fight/ for your freedom.
> they

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> should still supply and continue developing the NV driver, or give up

> the attempt at idealism and include the NVidia binary drivers.

I'm afraid it's not that simple.
2c,

robin

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