[ltp] T60p, free driver?

[Alex Deucher]

On 5/16/07, Paul Fisher <thetorpedodog@canistorpedis.net> wrote:
> Richard Neill wrote:
> > I find that the fglrx driver is too unstable (crashes about once a
> > month, locking the system solid) - eg by doing repeated dragging within
> > google-maps.
> I've not had any stability problems with the fglrx driver on my T60p
> with Ubuntu 7.04.
>
> But yes, I think you will only have the options of fglrx and vesa.  The
> good news is that ATI will eventually be opening their graphics drivers:
> <http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/05/09/amd-will-deliver-open-graphics-drivers/>,
> so things might be improving eventually :)

let's not start spreading rumors until we actually see something.
They never said they would be opening their drivers; just that they
are planning work work closer with the open source community.  That
that means remains to be seen.

Alex