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Thu, May 10, 2007

Uncanny

Just weeks after Dell decides to start selling Linux PCs, ATI announces their determination to finally fix the problems with their Linux graphics drivers.

An uncanny coincidence? Or could it be that, exactly as I predicted, manufacturers are suddenly going to worry about Linux compatibility if they want Dell to keep buying their stuff?

Some people say Dell wants Linux PCs to fail. They might be right, I don't know, or really care. The simple fact that they say they're going to sell Linux will be enough of a scare for every major PC component manufacturer that they'll take Linux support a lot more seriously.

1 comment • Categories: Omni, FOSS, In The News, Technology

Comments:

Comment from: hari [Member]

· http://hari.literaryforums.org

Well, nothing surprising or uncanny about it. ATI have been improving the Linux driver over a period of three years. It was evident that they have started realizing that Linux is not just a fringe OS for some time now... This might just be a kick-start to faster progress.

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