VXDs under linux?

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In article <20010317021154.02237.00001639 at ng-de1.aol.com>, 
krach42 at aol.com says...
> >1. I guess so... didn't occur to me.
> >2. I understand that.  I've tried lobbying (got a bunch of friends to
> >email them too), but I guess I'll have to live with no support until
> >god knows when (when Intel decides linux users want 10mps anypoint
> >cards) or when I go to a college where I can use supported NICs.
> >
> 
> Eh... there's always that third option... reverse-engineer the thing. (a la
> WINE) Of course, you'll end up just as slow going, and with drivers, a half
> working component is not really a component at all.
> 
> I find it regretable that so many companies are not seeing the benifit of
> open-source.  Take nVidia for example.  Two days ago or so, they release the
> 0.9-7 drivers, but guess what? they still don't work with the current XFree
> CVS... Until two days ago, you didn't have the RENDER extention, and a lot of
> stuff.

Which are also VERY BAD !
Lot of users have complains about AGP...etc.
I must use option NVAgP='0' if I want X, also problems with bad 
implementation of RENDER extension.
Hope nvidia knows about such a problems

> Surely, they must realize that they are selling HARDWARE, and not the drivers. 
> At least, that's what I'm hoping they're doing.
> 
> Anyways, I shouldn't get much more off topic than I already am... *mumbles to
> himself*
> 
> Daniel "Krach" Foesch
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