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Originally Posted by bgerlich
Satux driver will work in Feisty. The driver is compiled against old Xorg and 2.6.22 kernel. The Satux distro has actually more problems than just Brazilian localization. For example default user has root privileges, talk about security risk ...
The developers won't give you the source code. Most probably the reason for that, driver was released to them under NDA (non disclosure agreement), if at all. Why is SIS keeping it's 3D driver close to the chest? I don't want to sound like a crackpot but I think it's because the driver is based on the open source one and by not releasing the source code they are violating the GPLv2 license that the open source driver is released under.
So why does Satux have 3D Sis 671 support, you may ask? The reason is Satux is distributed by a company that sells laptops with Sis chips and the distro installed by default:
http://go.quebarato.com.br/classific...__2242105.html |
bgerlich is right. I'm Brazilian, and have a CCE laptop (CCE is the company behind satux :
http://www.cceinfo.com.br/pagina.php...tegoriaIdFaq=1). I'm using Ubuntu, Satux is an small distro with a lot of problems and limitations (and looks like win xp, i hate it), like said above.
i've asked for source in satux foruns. more users too (
http://www.satux.org.br/modules.php?...ewtopic&t=1717 - in brazilian), but has no answers. bgerlich is right again.
when the satux team release new drivers (if they do this) i'll test in ubuntu 8.10 (maybe the kernel / Xorg / Gcc versions may cause failure, but i'll), and will post results here.
if i can help with brazilian language, please, tell me.
hugs,
lm2b