[GRLUG] Ubuntu 7.10

[Michael Mol]

On 11/1/07, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> There was a lot of talk about
> graphics cards early on. This
> has come up in reviews too.
>
> Is there anything to indicate that
> the Ubuntu people are addressing
> the issue?  This is the kind of thing
> that would make me wait for a
> corrected version.

As I recall, the intel graphics issue is a problem with the Intel
drivers.  Intel had put the drivers on a back burner, betting nobody
would release a mainstream distro with Compiz enabled by default.  The
Ubuntu folks enabled it by default, apparently to jog Intel into
action.

FWIW, my system uses an Intel chipset.


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> On Nov 1, 2007 4:19 PM, Josh Gant <joshgant at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've noticed that on my box that has an intel graphics card, I lost all
> enhanced desktop effects.  Nvidia cards have even more effects.  Other than
> that it seems fine.
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> > On 11/1/07, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > It's been a couple of weeks now
> > > since the launch,  does anyone here
> > > have anything good to say about
> > > Ubuntu 7.10?
> > >
> > > Many of the reviews have been
> > > quite bullish.  I'm running
> > > Kubuntu 7.04 now,  and have so
> > > far taking an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
> > > approach.  But I'd hate to miss out on
> > > anything either....
> > >
> > >
> > >      -Bob
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