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From: nsayer@quack.kfu.com (Nick Sayer)
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: XFree86 Matrox Millenium News
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victor@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vic Menayang) writes:

>The sad thing is many won't see this message and the image of Matrox
>being hostile to the free unix community get stuck in their mind.
>Oh well, probably a good warning for interface manufacturers to handle
>the issue cautiously.

Indeed. I was telling folks to avoid Diamond for a while after they
started cooperating because I hadn't heard differently. Diamond
is, of course, on the good list now. But I still buy #9s...

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