[ltp] Re: New ati-drivers out there

[Jeffrey L. Taylor]

Quoting David A. Desrosiers <desrod@gnu-designs.com>:
> 	Let me ask something which might seem obvious to some...
> 
> 	Why can't this JUST WORK RIGHT, instead of having to have 
> little stop/start scripts, shims, and other hardware/kernel-based 
> tweaks to get a functioning video card with proper ACPI support?
> 
> 	Really, this is EXACTLY why people are giving up on Linux in 
> crowds.
> 
> 	I'm also speaking as an Open Source developer myself, and 
> while I understand the blockheaded vendor issues, it really doesn't 
> help the case if we continue to purchase their hardware and support 
> their bottom line. I've been fighting it with Palm and related mobile 
> partners since 1997 or so. If people didn't buy hardware that vendors 
> refused to support the OS on, then they might get a clue and change 
> their tactics. If it doesn't hurt them in the pocketbook, they have no 
> reason to change.
> 
> 	Its getting worse and worse every day. These workarounds were 
> great in the early 90's, when it was "cool" to hack on hardware and 
> get things working, but come on... this is 13+ years later, and we 
> still can't get functioning video + suspend working in Linux?
> 
> 	Pfft.

Your suggestions of what to buy instead?  And no, doing without a
laptop until there are stable video drivers is not an option.  And
pure text mode (i.e., no X) is no longer an option.  Been there, done
that up until a year ago, got the arrow shirt.

Jeff