Windows woes

[Georg Wrede]

pragma wrote:
> In article <e0e94k$41o$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Lars Ivar Igesund
> says...
> 
>> pragma wrote:
>> 
>>> Also, linux is not without its warts too.  I'm having a hell of a
>>> time trying to get it to support Nforce3 from a floppy install -
>>> AFAIK, it can't be done w/o some serious hacking or using a CD
>>> instead.
>>> 
>>> - EricAnderton at yahoo
>> 
>> That is more of a case of nVidia sending out cease and desist
>> orders to those trying to create open drivers. Instead you have to
>> use their binary blob that's usually less stable (and definately
>> harder to debug for the communities.)
> 
> 
> Ahh, hence why the "forcedeth" for Nforce3 (the netboot driver disk
> has it for Nforce2) seems strangely absent from things.  And I
> thought they simply turned their heads while it was being developed?
> 
> I tried mucking around with that download, but it looked like it
> wanted to build a new kernel, rather than just spit out a module to
> use.  I found that quite odd.

It seems they have to have a change of boss -- and a serious decline in 
sales, before they understand that it's _cooperation_ with Linux folks 
that will save their butt.

The day comes, only let's hope it's sooner tha later.