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From: 3srf@qlink.queensu.ca (Frampton Steve R)
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: ANNOUNCE: XFree86 Matrox Millenium News
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Date: 2 Sep 1996 16:54:04 GMT
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Andrew Vanderstock (vanderaj@mail2.svhm.org.au) wrote:

: A team has been formed to write the Matrox driver. Thanks go to
: <a href="mailto:andrew@harlequin.co.uk">Andrew Aitchison</a> for
: getting this effort off the ground.
: 
: Matrox will be giving us the needed documentation and the ability
: to publish the source code freely, so we will be joining the
: XFree86 project.

Fantastic news!  This is totally unexpected.  Folks, if you decide to
reward Matrox with a purchase, make sure you somehow let them know if
their change of heart affected your decision!

Another major victory for Linux.

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