From: John Perser (jperser++at++paradigmsim.com)
Date: 02/22/2000 10:29:18
Angus Dorbie wrote:
There's a difference between a Performer group or even Linux group and a
PC hardware discussion/support forum.
I agree there is a difference between a Performer and a PC hardware
support forum.
I'm not suggesting that the Performer group should be used to provide
information about
all of the various permuations that will arise with Linux graphics
hardware. As long as
Performer on Linux is a 'free' product and since there is no official
SGI Linux graphics
platform available yet I tend to consider it to be an unsupported product.
But when SGI
starts shipping their new workstations, they should and I believe they
will, answer
questions regarding Performer on those platforms, whether it deals
with hardware issues
or not. Don't questions regarding graphics issues and Performer
pass through this forum for
IRIX platforms today?
As far as dealing with Performer on non SGI hardware, I think that there
will need to be
a place that users can go to discuss issues. A Linux Performer
forum whether hosted
by SGI or not will be valuable to those users .
Just my 2c.
regs,
-jrp
It's not encumbent upon SGI to support this, SGI should and must focus
on the specific products it offer. Look on the web and usenet for the
more generic forums. There are news groups and mailing lists up the
wazoo for this sort of stuff, including Linux forums and vis-sim forums.
Warning though, if you go off topic on some of those forums you'd better
be wearing your asbestos pants.CHeers,ANgus.
John Perser wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michaël PHILIZOT" <michael.philizot++at++worldnet.fr>
> To: <info-performer++at++sgi.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2000 4:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Performer on PC/Linux
>
> >
> >
> > Gordon Tomlinson wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I agree with Angus, this forum is an SGI/Performer forum.
> > > I don't want to be bombarded with PC based hardware issues.
> > > which have nothing really to do with Performer.
>
> It's an SGI Performer forum, but SGI is supporting Performer on PC hardware
> now.
> Either this discussion group should be expanded to address PC issues or
> another
> mailing should be started that does.
>
> > > That for me belongs on a Linux group.
>
> So where is this SGI Linux group?
>
> >
> > sure... but for example, i'm quite interested to see if it will be
> possible in
> > the future
> > to have multi-pipe working with Performer on a PC... (with, for example, 2
> > GeForce)
> >
> > You want me to ask that on a Linux group ???
> >
> >
>
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My comment on the abuse of Jon Johanson's rights;
After giving up raiding their neighboring countries the Norse men
have taken to raiding 15 year old kids in their bedrooms. Very sad.
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