From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751586AbVLFDua (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:50:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751587AbVLFDua (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:50:30 -0500 Received: from fsmlabs.com ([168.103.115.128]:10197 "EHLO spamalot.fsmlabs.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751584AbVLFDu3 (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:50:29 -0500 X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1133841027-28145-92-0 X-Barracuda-URL: http://10.0.1.244:8000/cgi-bin/mark.cgi Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:56:03 -0800 (PST) From: Zwane Mwaikambo To: Gene Heskett cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario Subject: Re: Linux in a binary world... a doomsday scenario In-Reply-To: <200512052122.02485.gene.heskett@verizon.net> Message-ID: References: <1133779953.9356.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <4394D396.1020102@am.sony.com> <21d7e9970512051610n1244467am12adc8373c1a4473@mail.gmail.com> <200512052122.02485.gene.heskett@verizon.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of TAG_LEVEL=1000.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=5.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 tests= X-Barracuda-Spam-Report: Code version 3.02, rules version 3.0.6002 Rule breakdown below pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Gene Heskett wrote: > Which is the best reason in the world to buy and use, the open source > video card now under development, and I hear its less than 3-4 months > from production status now, and at a competitive, sub $150 USD price. > > If 50% of nvidia's currant linux market share were to dissappear a month > after this card becomes available for purchase by those whom one might > categorize as believers, I'd think that would send a message loud enough > to be heard. > > Particularly if windows drivers are available, open sourced, and > installable on a winderz box using the normal install wizard, and > promoted as such to the joe six-packs of the world. At the right price, > that would send an even louder message to both nvidia and ati Do you think this opensource hardware could keep up with nvidia and ati hardware development? Joe sixpack is all about the fastest hardware.