Comments on: Creative Open Sources X-Fi Sound Card Driver…Finally http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/11/07/creative-open-sources-x-fi-sound-card-driverfinally.html Shantanu's Gadgets, Gizmos, Hacks, Tips, Tricks, Technology...and your kitchen sink Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:29:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jebtrix http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/11/07/creative-open-sources-x-fi-sound-card-driverfinally.html#comment-7524 Jebtrix Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:18:32 +0000 http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/11/07/creative-open-sources-x-fi-sound-card-driverfinally.html#comment-7524 This is great news, I remember going nutz with Ubuntu to find out when I stuffed in my other media machine X-FI was a no-go. I had to jump thru hoops to get basic sound via OSS alpha drivers. As for nVidia, you have to at least give them credit. Their binary drivers work great when compared to ATI's binary or opensource versions. I only buy nvidia now because its just magic in Linux, at least for me so far. In other words I'll take working binaries over super handicapped open-source ones anyday. In the end, it just needs to work. This is great news, I remember going nutz with Ubuntu to find out when I stuffed in my other media machine X-FI was a no-go. I had to jump thru hoops to get basic sound via OSS alpha drivers.

As for nVidia, you have to at least give them credit. Their binary drivers work great when compared to ATI’s binary or opensource versions. I only buy nvidia now because its just magic in Linux, at least for me so far. In other words I’ll take working binaries over super handicapped open-source ones anyday. In the end, it just needs to work.

]]> By: Rohit http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/11/07/creative-open-sources-x-fi-sound-card-driverfinally.html#comment-5373 Rohit Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:24:42 +0000 http://tech.shantanugoel.com/2008/11/07/creative-open-sources-x-fi-sound-card-driverfinally.html#comment-5373 I guess open source is a good way of life. Although i have never contributed to it by writing stuff, but i would like to do that :) I guess open source is a good way of life. Although i have never contributed to it by writing stuff, but i would like to do that :)

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