Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1945 mails)

[Rodney Baker <rodney.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:32:15 Clayton wrote:

> [...] 
> Yup.. desktop effects are only a small portion of what uses the
> accelerated graphics capabilities.. XBMC for example.. it won't start
> for me unless I have the binary drivers installed.. MythTV performance
> is horrible until accelerated graphics capable drivers are installed.
> GoogleEarth is another...  there are a lot more.
>
> OK, you can easily argue that these apps are not "necessary" to do
> "real work" whatever that is.. but in Lynn's case, it's a test for
> Linux as a home computer, not a server, not a "work" computer.
> [...]

Actually for some (me included) Google Earth *is* necessary for doing real 
work - it's a really useful tool when it comes to doing stuff like 
microwave/radio path design, workzone traffic management planning etc. so it 
is important for me that it does run well on both Linux (for working from 
home) and Windoze (for working at work)...

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