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Latest Comments by FutureSuture
ROCCAT Just Made Sofa Gaming Easier
13 Jun 2014 at 12:22 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: wleoncioI'm buying this unless a competitor beats ROCCAT to the punch, and I hope they consider adding a version for left-handers.
What competitor would be able to beat ROCCAT to the punch with this? Maybe in terms of hardware, but ROCCAT still has open source Linux drivers and that since 2008 so there is the good will factor as well.

Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
12 Jun 2014 at 7:44 pm UTC

Quoting: CFWhitmanHamishI knew which driver he was referring to specifically, I was asking for his definition of what constitutes "proper drivers" as that was the point I was debating. I am not that aloof.
I think that loggfreak's point was that the anonymous poster actually said "prop drivers," and, while it is understandable that you would read that as 'proper drivers,' he thinks the poster meant 'proprietary drivers.' Personally, my initial tendency was to read it as 'proper,' but then I thought twice, and it's quite possible that loggfreak's impression is accurate.
I think you mean that totally cool character known as FutureSuture as loggfreak didn't tackle this issue as far as I am aware.

Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
11 Jun 2014 at 5:53 pm UTC

Quoting: GuestCestarianI would have liked to see fglrx performance too just to compare.
I routinely switch between Mesa and fglrx on my desktop, using a 6950. Mesa is typically around 90% of fglrx performance, depending on various details (e.g power profile).
90% of fglrx's performance, but far more stable? Yea, I'll take that.

Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
11 Jun 2014 at 2:44 pm UTC

Quoting: HamishAnonymousAll that graph really shows is that although it's better than it was, it's still complete rubbish compared to nvidia on linux with prop drivers.
Define your "proper drivers". A real argument could be made that the only "proper drivers" on Linux are those that actually rely on the "proper" Linux graphics stack, therefore making all binary blobs painful kludges that weld on a huge chunk of Windows in an effort to try and cut down on "proper" engineering time and in the end results in less "proper" system integration and less "proper" code access. "Proper" can be a difficult adjective.
I am pretty sure he meant Nvidia's proprietary driver, although I most certainly do not disagree with you.

Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
10 Jun 2014 at 6:35 pm UTC

Quoting: kalinMy next video will be amd
So will mine when I purchase a new GPU in about 1 month.

Games On AMD FOSS Drivers 2
10 Jun 2014 at 6:30 pm UTC Likes: 1

Look at that bar chart, hot damn. Things are looking up for AMD's open source driver.

Civilization V Strategy Game Launches Natively On SteamOS Linux
10 Jun 2014 at 5:01 pm UTC Likes: 2

Yet another title in Steam's top 10 most played games on Linux. Brilliant. That's the vast majority now.

Virtual Programming Are Working To Improve The Witcher 2 On Linux
10 Jun 2014 at 1:46 pm UTC

This game should have really been tested properly before its final release. Perhaps then it wouldn't have felt like an alpha release and deducted major brownie points from CD Projekt RED.

Valve Are Funding A Big Change To Mesa, Should Improve Linux Graphical Performance
9 Jun 2014 at 3:41 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Guest(You shouldn't use a dedicated AMD card on Linux as is, that's just bad luck)
That really isn't true, though.