ATI vs. nVidia -- Terra Soft's stance.

[Dan Burcaw]

On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Robert Brandtjen wrote:

> On Thursday 05 September 2002 11:55 am, Dan Burcaw wrote:
> > Nvidia provides crappy binary only drivers for x86.
> > ATI provides documentation that allows Linux
> > developers to develop open source drivers
> > that will work on x86 or ppc.  Nvidia refuses
> > to provide any such information.
> 
> That is clearly not true, my machines and cards run flawlessly in that 
> respect, Linux gamers almost exclusively use Nvidia and their drivers, all of 
> the features of the chips are enabled and has full 3D hardware acceleration, 
> often the Linux drivers are better then the Windows drivers.
> 
> Anyone doing a google will find loads of problems with ATI drivers period, 
> it's how Nvidia beat them out of the mainstream market. The 9500 series 
> success will depend not so much on their present speed supremacy but on their 
> follow through with GOOD driver support. Nvidia's NV30 series will no doubt 
> at least match them in speed, I have no doubt their drives will surpass 
> ATI's, as historically ATI usually drops the ball here.

Look, we're not talking about x86 here.  On x86 Linux you do have more
of a choice.  Although it should be noted that Red Hat refuses to support
the nVidia binary drivers.  There must be a reason for that.

Nonetheless, we are on ppc and there is no choice.  ATI cards are the 
only ones should expect to work at all in a timely fashion.  It is
as simple as this.

Recommending someone wanting to buy a new G4 tower to use nVidia
because on x86 it has better drivers is basically giving people
false hope.  Let's tell people what will work for their Mac...
the "choice" is ATI. nVidia has no interest in PowerPC
and they refuse to allow people that care about PowerPC to better
support their hardware.  Period.  

Please drop this thread.