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Re: [News] Apple Burned by Binary Drivers

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____/ Tony Manco on Tuesday 02 December 2008 20:03 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Nvidia heat causing Macbooks to fail
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | CONTRARY TO POPULAR belief, the Nvidia 9300/9400 chipset line has been
>> | fraught with problems, both logic bugs and heat. Late though it may be, it
>> | is still far from ready, and Apple is the latest victim.
>> `----
>> 
>>
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11/29/nvidia-heat-causing-macbooks
> 
> I have already learned a good lesson about non-free drivers...
> 
> Don't use them...

Mandriva comes with the binaries (as in binary drivers) out of the box and
keeps it updated via the package manager.

The free AMD drivers already achieve all the new 3D effects and can handle
multi-head displays, so the days of the blobs are here to stays... only for
Windows/Mac.

- -- 
                ~~ Best of wishes

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