I tend to agree with that. I'm currently using Ubuntu 6.06 for that very reason.
One thing to note here is that ATI and Nvidia have the choice of whether or not to GPL. Quite frankly, I don't give a hoot whether they do or not. They still release binary drivers for linux, and it's up to us, the end-users, to decide whether or not to use them. Sure, you have to know a little bit more about computing to get them to work, but so long as you can read and are willing to follow a howto then you are set.
I'd just as soon say "why bother?" If it helps Nvidia and ATI to control their individual markets by keeping company secrets, then let them! I just don't want to have another junked video card due to a buyout (a la 3Dfx).
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I tend to agree with that. I'm currently using Ubuntu 6.06 for that very reason. One thing to note here is that ATI and Nvidia have the choice of whether or not to GPL. Quite frankly, I don't give a hoot whether they do or not. They still release binary drivers for linux, and it's up to us, the end-users, to decide whether or not to use them. Sure, you have to know a little bit more about computing to get them to work, but so long as you can read and are willing to follow a howto then you are set. I'd just as soon say "why bother?" If it helps Nvidia and ATI to control their individual markets by keeping company secrets, then let them! I just don't want to have another junked video card due to a buyout (a la 3Dfx).