AG Restringere <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you have a support contract with Canonical, then maybe Canonical >has a >> support obligation, but Ubuntu, in particular for proprietary >software, >has no >> support "obligation". > >No, that's not it, let's not confuse the issue, the commercial side and >Canonical has nothing do with what I'm currently advocating. I never >mentioned Canonical because I was distinguishing this from the >commercial >side of things. This is purely a community support and engineering >best-practices issue, not a commercial issue. The Linux Kernel guys >have no >commercial contracts with us but they embrace "best practices" and use >the >best recommendations to make sure they provide the best support for the >Kernel. It's not commercial it's a community support obligation and >engineering best-practices. > >This is the basis for the open-source Linux community, people helping >each >other to obtain the best possible systems. It's also the purpose of >Ubuntu, "I am because of who we all are" and "Linux for human beings". >To >suggest that we need commercial contracts just to get proper device >support >for very mainstream and common graphics cards defeats the whole purpose >of >open-source Linux distributions, you might as well get an Apple Mac or >Windows computer, there's no point to it. It's like saying we need a >commercial contract with the Linux Foundation just to get support for >Intel >and AMD CPU's, it's absurd. > > >On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Scott Kitterman ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> If you have a support contract with Canonical, then maybe Canonical >has a >> support obligation, but Ubuntu, in particular for proprietary >software, >> has no >> support "obligation". >> >> Scott K >> >> On Friday, September 06, 2013 15:14:55 AG Restringere wrote: >> > It's very simple: >> > >> > Nvidia "certifies" a driver in the "long lived branch", when it >releases >> a >> > new stable driver it recommends every Linux user to install that >driver >> > immediately for the best experience. Ubuntu has a support >obligation >> make >> > the latest most up-to-date "certified" drivers available to all >users of >> > currently supported versions especially 12.04 LTS, 13.04 and 13.10. > If >> > Ubuntu publishes out-of-date drivers and doesn't replace them when >> there's >> > a newer one available it's a major problem. Graphics drivers, >second to >> > the Linux Kernel itself and networking/wifi drivers, are the most >> important >> > drivers on a desktop system, they require a very consistent and >high >> level >> > of maintenance to keep a system in good working order. >> > >> > *Linux x86/IA32* >> > Latest Long Lived Branch version: >> > 319.49< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-319.49-driver.html> >> > <-- >> > this is the STABLE driver, anything before this is out-of-date >> > Latest Short Lived Branch version: >> > 325.15< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-325.15-driver.html> >> > <-- >> > this is the BETA driver, for testing purposes >> > Latest Legacy GPU version (304.xx series): >> > 304.108< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-304.108-driver.html> >> > <-- >> > this is for legacy users, those with old graphics cards >> > Latest Legacy GPU version (71.86.xx series): >> > 71.86.15< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-71.86.15-driver.htm >> > l> <-- >> > these are all other legacy drivers for even older cards >> > Latest Legacy GPU version (96.43.xx series): >> > 96.43.23< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-96.43.23-driver.htm >> > l> <-- >> > Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series): >> > 173.14.37< >> http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.37-driver.h >> > tml> <-- >> > >> > http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix >> > >> > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jordon Bedwell ><[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira Castro >> > > >> > > <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > Yes, that is what I was trying to say. >> > > > They want it work and to be as fast as it can be, without >worrying >> about >> > > >> > > it. >> > > >> > > I'm out of this one, the straw man just came out. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list >> > > [email protected] >> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss >> > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >-- >Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list >[email protected] >Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
You aren't talking about open source. You're talking about proprietary software distribution. From a FOSS perspective, the best practice is not to use it. Scott K -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
