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Re: [News] Gone Are the Days of xorg.conf

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____/ SomeBloke on Wednesday 16 July 2008 12:27 : \____

> Ezekiel wrote:
> 
>> 
>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:34767215.GYd7gKJuYM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>> Persistent Configuration Options For X.Org Drivers
>>>
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>>> | When it comes to proprietary drivers, AMD has almost completely
>>> eliminated
>>> | their dependence on the xorg.conf and NVIDIA too is eliminating their
>>> need of
>>> | this method for configuring the X server. With the fglrx Linux driver,
>>> | ATI/AMD has developed the AMDPCSDB, or the AMD Persistent Configuration
>>> Store
>>> | Data-Base. The AMDPCSDB, which is somewhat modeled after the Windows
>>> | registry, is their proprietary replacement for managing all persistent
>>> | display/graphics-related options. Values for overrode options like
>>> | anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering are written to this persistent
>>> | configuration store as well as the layout and configuration of multiple
>>> | screens. All of these AMD options are applied in real-time and will
>>> remain
>>> | persistent upon rebooting the computer or X if it's been written to the
>>> | AMDPCSDB.
>>> `----
>>>
>>>
>
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=xorg_driver_persistent&num=1
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> - "With the fglrx Linux driver,  ATI/AMD has developed the AMDPCSDB, or
>> the AMD Persistent Configuration Store Data-Base. The AMDPCSDB, which is
>> somewhat modeled after the Windows registry, is their proprietary
>> replacement for managing all persistent display/graphics-related options."
>> 
>> Obviously you linux loons now believe that a configuration database (ie
>> "Registry") is now a good idea since linux is now doing the same thing as
>> Windows did over a decade ago.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
> 
> You have no idea have you?

AMD is not Linux (or X).

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