RE: ati

[akira@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> I agreed with Adams' line of reasoning. Since the drivers shipped with NT
> ARE NOT OPEN SOURCE, there's no clear way (other than disassembly
> and EXTENSIVE
> STUDY) to make assertions about the quality of the software than
> by observing
> the behavior of systems so configured.

ok, i didn't think we were talking about NT here, i just assumed win95, and
i also when i said i didn't have any problems i ment not with the ones
shipped with win95 for my diamond card (there wasn't any) i use the ones on
diamonds site and they work pretty good. no problems yet at all.

> However, Mr. Williams is a system/network admin working in an organization
> with machine counts in the multi-hundreds, and I'm assuming that
> his advice
> stems from experience on numerous machines and configurations. I
> tend to lis-
> ten to folks like that, and in general to people who buy stuff and plop in
> front of others for a living, especially if they have a vested
> interest in
> making sure it's reliable.

well, it sounded like to me in his message he was just talking about his
roomates problems with his diamond card. so it's kind of hard to tell.