[Cialug] Intel providing open source video card drivers.

[Dave J. Hala Jr.]

I always had good luck with TYAN motherboards.

On Thu, 2006-08-10 at 16:53, Nathan C. Smith wrote:
> SuperMicro seems to have been a little slow moving into AMD - at least on
> the server front.
> 
> IMHO
> 
> -Nate
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel A. Ramaley [mailto:daniel.ramaley at DRAKE.EDU] 
> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:42 PM
> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Intel providing open source video card drivers.
> 
> 
> Having more cards to choose from is what i've been hoping for. I'm also 
> hoping that Supermicro releases a motherboard with an AM2 socket 
> (needed by the new 35 watt AMD chips). Their boards have proven very 
> stable and reliable for me in the past; i would like to stick with them 
> if possible.
> 
> On Thursday 10 August 2006 16:12, Brandon Griffis wrote:
> >Also, AMD/ATI has been rumored to be going in that direction and the
> >announcement by Intel might be the last push they need to go forward
> > with it.  I'd say hold off on putting together that system for a few
> > more months and you might have a few cards to choose from.
> >
> >-Gamble
> >
> >On 8/10/06, Daniel A. Ramaley <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu> wrote:
> >> The 965 is only available as onboard graphics, isn't it? I am going
> >> to be building a new machine later this year and would be very happy
> >> if i could get a graphics card with open source drivers. But i have
> >> pretty much decided on going with AMD for the CPU. (The "Energy
> >> Efficient Small Form Factor" version of the Athlon 64 X2 is just too
> >> tempting; it only uses 35 watts power maximum, 14 watts under
> >> typical desktop load.) Somehow i doubt that i could get an Intel
> >> chipset motherboard that would support an AMD CPU. Oh well. I've
> >> been reading rumors lately that AMD wants to open up the ATI
> >> graphics drivers (now that AMD owns ATI). So maybe ATI will become
> >> an option instead.
> >>
> >> On Thursday 10 August 2006 15:36, Brandon Griffis wrote:
> >> >Intel is open sourcing the drivers for their i965 onboard graphics
> >> > card series. And it sounds like this is just a first step for them
> >> > in a plan to open source all of their video card drivers.  Intel
> >> > isn't the big name when it comes to graphics cards, but they are a
> >> > name and with the ATI/AMD merger looking to be more about onboard
> >> > graphics than anything, it might push them to do the same.  And
> >> > who knows after that?
> >> >
> >> >http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/2006-August/017404.html
> 
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