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From: guyd@austin.ibm.com (Guy Dawson)
Subject: Re: Diamond Products Boycot?
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Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1993 20:38:19 GMT
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In article <1993Apr23.072854.21873@sol.ctr.columbia.edu>, penev@rockefeller.edu (Penio Penev) writes:
> On Fri, 23 Apr 1993 07:01:17 GMT Markfried Fellensiek (ins413j@mdw056.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
> 
> | If you're considering buying a system, with a view to using
> | it to run Unix (Linux, bsd, etc...) or some other special software,
> | there is a good chance that it WILL NOT WORK with the Diamond cards.
> | This is due to Diamond's propriety attitude to it's hardware:
> | it's impossible to get free information from them about their chips 
> | (specifically their dot-clocks) without paying, and signing non-disclosure
> | agreements.
> 
> | This made it impossible for the Free Software Foundation to provide
> | X-Windows compatibility with these cards, as diamond didn't want to 
> | divulge programming neccessities.

I don't think the two main free X systems ( XS3 and XFree86 ) are part
of the FSF as such.

> 
> Considering the above, and some postings about Diamond's bad attitute
> towars customers, I ordered and ActixGE+ VLB 2M card. It will arive
> these days.

Does anyone know of an e-mail address for Diamond to which Penio could
forward his purchase information?

> 
> --
> Penio Penev  x7423 (212)327-7423 (w) Internet: penev@venezia.rockefeller.edu
> 
> Disclaimer: All oppinions are mine.

Guy
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