[svlug] Problem with Redhat Linux 5.2

Rick Moen rick at hugin.imat.com
Mon Nov 23 02:54:09 PST 1998


Nick --

It wasn't a big thing.  However: (1) There's more clearly going to be
consensus on what SCSI and ethernet cards "work best in Linux" than
will be true for video, if only because video has relevant
subcategories, and several types of drivers from multiple sources.

(2) Such a question about video is rather more likely to invite a 
toy war, e.g., the recent NVIDIA vs. 3Dfx flamefest on Slashdot,
or the usual "mine's great because I spent lots of money" stuff.

> This evidence can likely be found by searching through....

...DejaNews.  Now that you mention it.

> As Rick points out, there will be few people with the
> experience to point out which is the best of ALL video cards.

Come, now.  Surely you can misquote with more panache than that:
The wording was "all _plausible_ choices" (emphasis added).

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