Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann <at> tu-clausthal.de> writes:
> > This comparison seems to rather neglect Intel. > because Intel does not produce amd chipsets. > > IMO Intel deserve our thanks for this for more than ATi or nVidia, > and they deserve damnation for their monopolistic tactics, their artificially > high prices, their copying of amd after bashing them for years. First, I did say something good about Intel. Look at my second post under "VLSI perspective". Intel is winning the pure physics battle and could easily put a gpGPU with a x86 (or compatible) chipset on a single substrate, and work closely with the open source community to do the right thing. The problem with Intel, is the founders have similar attitudes as the Son of Satan (aka Bill Gates)..... Intel only responds to the open source community when it gets it's A_ _ kicked in by AMD. (There is quite a lot of history here). Now that INTEL is the current champion of the physics wars, the corporate idiots that run Intel, will only marginally move to open source, until AMD heals up financially. This is historically recurring theme (fact). FAST FORWARD a few years..... gpGPU is ubiquitous and everywhere easily implemented (or at least in my dreams). The average 3D video game on any platform uses less than 10% of the gpGPU/processor. It will not matter who has more patents in Stream/Cell/gpGPU court, because all hardware will exceed what the majority of users need or want (from a gaming or work perspective). The DNA researchers, spoofs that track minutia about the planet's inhabitants, etc, etc will care. But the average technoid making a living whilst playing video games that look very real, will only care about one thing. Who has been the nicest and friendliest to the opensource community? It's actually a dame shame, for me as an American, with Christian tendencies. Intel nor microsuck lead where I want to follow. Corporations elsewhere in the world attract me more (and you wonder why our great nation is hated by many in the world?). I always spend my money on systems where the corporate leaderships is the most appealing (never an easy decision and not recommend to others as it is painful). I spend my money on AMD/ATI. Like I said in the beginning, when we began this thread, "All religious questions, imho" > Did you know that amd worked closely with linux developers when they > developed > the amd64 plattform? Now you are teasing me. I thought you recommended Nvidia? Oh, I just realized, you took my advise and chose the best (easiest) contemporary path. Good choice, as I cannot argue (effectively) against Nvidia. It's a principled thing, for me. cheers and seeya! hth, James -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
