From: user1@valis.ampr.ab.ca (Kevin Fluet) Subject: Re: ATI GUP Xserver & libc version Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1993 16:33:17 GMT
lecuona@klinzhai.rutgers.edu (Maureen Lecuona) writes:
>dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com (David E. Wexelblat) writes:
>>And again, I post...
>>This is NOT public code. If you use it, you will not receive any support
>>from the XFree86 community. Please respect our wishes, and do not use code
>>that has not been publically released.
>>--
>>David Wexelblat <dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com> (908) 957-5871 Fax: (908) 957-5305
>Is the ATI ULTRA PRO useable at all with Xfree without the code we shouldn't
>use? I mean, if it isn't useable, you can hardly blame people for attempting
>to get the version that exists, whether it's bug free or not...
You can only use the Ultra Pro under XFree86 as a generic SVGA card. It
works quite well, if it is a little slower than what is possible, and it
only allows use of up to 1MB of VRAM.
>I understand that the Xfree group won't support such users, and that's only
>fair, but why is it such a big deal if someone shares the code, it's not
>like anyone is getting paid here, right? :)
Even though Mr. Wexelblat recently said some very unfriendly things about
Linux and its users over in comp.unix.misc, I agree that people shouldn't
use code if it hasn't been released yet and against the author's wishes.
This is private stuff, and distributing it is akin to sofware piracy. Just
wait a couple weeks for the release, and then you will have full licence to
it.
-- Kevin