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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!inferno.mpx.com.au!goliath.apana.org.au!news.syd.connect.com.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!alpha.sky.net!winternet.com!newsfeed.concentric.net!news.texas.net!news1.best.com!sgigate.sgi.com!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!Frankfurt.Germany.EU.net!news.maz.net!unlisys!uriela.in-berlin.de!bolzen.in-berlin.de!hahn1.in formatik.hu-berlin.de!suncom.rz.hu-berlin.de!zrz.TU-Berlin.DE!cs.tu-berlin.de!informatik.uni-bremen.de!nordwest.pop.de!uniol!news.uni-stuttgart.de!uni-regensburg.de!lrz-muenchen.de!isar.de!augsburg.isar.net!194.45.233.6!roell From: roell@xinside.com (Thomas Roell) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.apps,comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.setup,comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Sometimes you need X server source (Was: Why to not buy Matrox Millennium) Date: 31 Mar 1996 14:19:09 GMT Organization: X Inside Inc. Lines: 28 Message-ID: <ROELL.96Mar31161909@blah.xinside.com> References: <4j21ph$crr@slappy.cs.utexas.edu> <4j36ev$prl@news.Informatik.Uni-Oldenburg.DE> <4ja099$r8k@ceylon.gte.com> <4ja28c$9da@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <4jb67e$eil@solaris.cc.vt.edu> <ROELL.96Mar28184328@blah.xinside.com> <315C1D51.41C67EA6@rah.star-gate.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: blah.a.isar.de In-reply-to: "Amancio Hasty, Jr."'s message of Fri, 29 Mar 1996 09:26:41 -0800 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.apps:14120 comp.os.linux.development.system:20643 comp.os.linux.x:28516 comp.os.linux.hardware:35382 comp.os.linux.setup:48941 comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:441 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2977 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2742 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:16613 > Hey Thomas, take it easy. There are people who are not willing > to pay a dime for software and those you will never be able to > convince to buy software.Also people forget that it takes time > and sweat to develop something like XFree86. You are right, I should take this more easy. It's just so illogical for me. It's like buying a BMW Z3 without a motor and wondering why it runs only downhill ;-) > As for me if you had 3d accelerated support I wouldn't hesitate > to buy your X server . Why ? Because I don't feel like going > tru the song and dance that I usually do to with S3 to bring > up a new chipset never mind all the new 3d software support. Will have this. Virge, and Virge/VX for sure. As soon as my fileserver is alive again the 2D support should be ready next week. - Thomas -- Denver Office THOMAS ROELL /\ Das Reh springt hoch, +1(303)298-7478 X INSIDE INC / \/\ das Reh springt weit, 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710 / \ \/\ was soll es tun, Denver, CO 80202 roell@xinside.com / Oelch! \ \ es hat ja Zeit. -- Denver Office THOMAS ROELL /\ Das Reh springt hoch, +1(303)298-7478 X INSIDE INC / \/\ das Reh springt weit, 1801 Broadway, Suite 1710 / \ \/\ was soll es tun, Denver, CO 80202 roell@xinside.com / Oelch! \ \ es hat ja Zeit.