S3 Graphics Responds About Linux Support

V!NCENT writes "Phoronix has an update on S3's Linux driver state: 'We are doing an internal build of the Chrome 500 Linux driver to incorporate some of the additional hardware features and upgrades (over the Chrome 400 Series GPUs). If you want to test the Linux now, the Chrome 400 Series drivers also support the Chrome 500 Series since it is a unified driver architecture.'" (This after the beef that Phoronix raised about S3's failure to deliver on promises of better Linux support for the 500 series.)

I bet

[jetsci]

that this wouldn't fly with Windows. They always get top of the line drivers delivered promptly...

/jealous

Re:Sad

[whoever57]

S3 is obviously worried about their advanced technology being stolen by nVidia and AMD if they publish an open-source driver or the specs required to write such a driver.

Clearly, as S3 slipped behind the competition in video card performance, they also let the clue train get away.