The reason why this is important for linux users is not that we all really need this program. Nor that Linux is the best platform for 3d development (as Beos users would argue).
This is useful to us because of advocacy issues. It has been a long time since we have given up the elitist atttude to linux. We need desktop users, commercial applications, and we need the publicity. If the commercial apps are crap, we won't use them anyway, but at least we get publicity off them.
If this release seems to be a bit 'hyped' because they want to be seen as "redhat-linux friendly", then so be it. It can only help linux.
Anyone else here remember when (pardon the blashpemy) aol was cool? back in 1992? before it even offered web access? 20 million users later it sucks. balls.
IMO, it sucked long before this.
You are right, though. elitism is warranted, even desirable in some circumstances.
I have never actually owned an Abit motherboard but you have to appreciate what they do with their spare time (read: dual celeron BP6, etc). The cool thing about some of their motherboards is the Winbond Hardware monitoring chip that they use in some. The lm_sensors package allows linux users full use of the hardware monitoring features. Use it in conjunction with frontends like KLM or GnoLM. Also, the "one MHz step" thing that they have can be used from inside linux. I mean, you can change the FSB from inside linux (in one MHz steps) because of the clock generator that they use. Im not knocking other manufacturers, but I have found Abit to be a linux overclocker's best friend.
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Linux has firewire support for various cards and devices..., as with most hardware, you just have to be careful of what chipset your card uses.
Heres the link to the Linux Firewire project page, so to speak:
http://linux1394.sourceforge.net
how can they pay this out?!! it was an awesome movie.
I love AMD chips. but lets face it - smp is cool and there are no dual Athlon/Duron etc motherboards.
Does anyone know if there are any planned?
The reason why this is important for linux users is not that we all really need this program. Nor that Linux is the best platform for 3d development (as Beos users would argue).
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This is useful to us because of advocacy issues. It has been a long time since we have given up the elitist atttude to linux. We need desktop users, commercial applications, and we need the publicity. If the commercial apps are crap, we won't use them anyway, but at least we get publicity off them.
If this release seems to be a bit 'hyped' because they want to be seen as "redhat-linux friendly", then so be it. It can only help linux.
My two cents.
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Anyone else here remember when (pardon the blashpemy) aol was cool? back in 1992? before it even offered web access? 20 million users later it sucks. balls.
IMO, it sucked long before this.
You are right, though. elitism is warranted, even desirable in some circumstances.
I have never actually owned an Abit motherboard but you have to appreciate what they do with their spare time (read: dual celeron BP6, etc).
The cool thing about some of their motherboards is the Winbond Hardware monitoring chip that they use in some. The lm_sensors package allows linux users full use of the hardware monitoring features. Use it in conjunction with frontends like KLM or GnoLM.
Also, the "one MHz step" thing that they have can be used from inside linux. I mean, you can change the FSB from inside linux (in one MHz steps) because of the clock generator that they use.
Im not knocking other manufacturers, but I have found Abit to be a linux overclocker's best friend.
Useful Links:
FSB Utility for Linux
The lm_sensors Homepage
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