From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268529AbUHYHwS (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Aug 2004 03:52:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268532AbUHYHwR (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Aug 2004 03:52:17 -0400 Received: from host73-93.pool80180.interbusiness.it ([80.180.93.73]:58853 "EHLO dedasys.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268529AbUHYHwP (ORCPT ); Wed, 25 Aug 2004 03:52:15 -0400 To: Helge Hafting Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux Incompatibility List References: <87r7q0th2n.fsf@dedasys.com> <412C4295.1000700@hist.no> From: davidw@dedasys.com (David N. Welton) Date: 25 Aug 2004 09:49:29 +0200 In-Reply-To: <412C4295.1000700@hist.no> Message-ID: <876577ejxy.fsf@dedasys.com> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Helge Hafting writes: > An idea: To really put some pressure on vendors, also have an entry > for "alternate/better solution" where people can list a way to > achieve the same result with someone else's product and open > drivers. Example: > Product: Matrox parhelia (a triplehead graphichs card) > Reason: Bad binary-only 2D-only driver Please add it here, using the 'template'. http://leenooks.com/19 > Alternate solution: Achieve triplehead with two radeon cards (1 AGP > dualhead + 1 PCI) instead! > This will be useful for anyone planning a upgrade but finding their > favourite solution on the incompatibility list. And it'll sure put > some pressure on the manufacturer to at least get a _good_ driver > out (changing the reason), or even better, an open one which get rid > of the incompatibility entry. Helge Hafting And in the case where there are multiple possibilities? I think as a general rule, I don't want to get into pushing anyone's hardware as an alternative, although if someone were to mention a few alternatives in the comments or notes section I don't think it would hurt. Thanks, -- David N. Welton Personal: http://www.dedasys.com/davidw/ Free Software: http://www.dedasys.com/freesoftware/ Apache Tcl: http://tcl.apache.org/ Photos: http://www.dedasys.com/photos/