Quoting: Alm888

Quoting: HoriI'm not an AMD user, but... why would <you stop> playing proprietary games just because you support open drivers?
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Sure I'll always be happy when I see open source games, that is great, but IMO it is not a requirement!

Maybe it is because you are not an AMD user?
Those using nVidia… are just playing games.
Those using AMD feel the need to preach everyone on how closed source is bad and not the Linux Way, so using closed source proprietary "blobs" is a big NO-NO! Oh, and "NVIDIA, F*CK YOU!" Because in their eyes nVidia is EVIL and is actively undermining the Linux ecosystem by… doing what it is supposed to do: providing software support for their products.

Because, remember, closed-source proprietary drivers are EVIL!

I am personally all for open platform ideology. An ecosystem providing possibilities for everyone. If a company decides to sell their proprietary software on Linux -- fine by me! I will not pull everyone's nails with a pliers demanding access to source code.

I think you would live a better life if you stopped doing archetypes.

For most users the problem is more technical than ideological, drivers on Linux are meant to be provided in a certain way and to interface with the system as it was designed, and it is not possible with current Nvidia drivers.

As to the parallel with playing proprietary games on an open system, it is as idiotic as asking why you open copyrighted documents with LibreOffice.

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Quoting: HoriAMD's still at 1st gen RT and we know how useless Nvidia's 1st gen RT was. Same goes to whatever AMD calls their DLSS equivalent - which IMO is the biggest advantage Nvidia has.

1st gen tech is usually "bad" and it's a much better move to wait until 2nd gen. And Nvidia is already there :(

I think dealing with raytracing in its current state is not that simple. To begin with, not that many games implement it. Then, RTX is not always prettier than standard rendering. And finally, Dirt 5 offers better ray tracing performance on AMD, so it might still be a matter of optimisation.

What I do see nonetheless, is Nvidia advertising a technology which is not a thing yet, just like they always did.

Even with this move in the right direction, which makes me really happy, I am tired of running drivers that work like no others. There are always rough edges. This and the current product lineup is driving me away from Nvidia.

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Quoting: seanbutnotheardI'm sure the game is fun, but I'd also love to have a desktop environment that looks like this...

You could do this with Awesome WM

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Quoting: 3zekiel

Quoting: omer666Quite disappointed to see all the Linux vendors still shipping Intel-powered laptops. :sad:

First, right now, there is no real supply for AMD see CPUs (see Tuxedo AMD laptops stocks). So it's Intel or nothing for now.
Second, Tiger lake is very cool, its graphics perf are real great (way better than AMD at least, and according to new AMD APUs spec, this will continue), and single core performance is good too. So why not sell both AMD and Intel ? If you need more parallel CPU power, AMD is better of course. But that is not the general case. Graphics is usually much more limiting for most "standard" workload like browsing or gaming. And Xe does allow you to game on an APU, which is insanely cool. On the opposite, if you need to do a lot of code compilation, hw simulation etc, then AMD is better. So, best is really to have the choice.
Third, Intel continues to be a massive contributor to Linux/Open Source so not biting the hand that feeds you might be a good idea.

I agree with you, what I meant is that almost all Linux laptops I see are on Intel CPUs, so there is almost no choice at the moment. Of course I'm still eyeing what Intel is doing, but at the moment I'd rather buy AMD.

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Quite disappointed to see all the Linux vendors still shipping Intel-powered laptops. :sad:

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And once more, Nvidia proves to fare worse than others. On GNOME 3.38 I'm having an awful repaint bug, too.

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Quoting: Comandante Ñoñardo

Quoting: omer666

Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoMore Linux depot activity detected....

All I see is macOS activity, am I looking at the wrong place?

The Linux depot is the 412023

Yes, updated 5 months ago?

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Quoting: Comandante ÑoñardoMore Linux depot activity detected....

All I see is macOS activity, am I looking at the wrong place?

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Nice!

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Quoting: scaine

Atari ST was better than Amiga

Agreed with everything you said, except this. And I had both of them!

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