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A Message From John Byrne Of AMD & A Survey

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We have come across a message from John Byrne at AMD and a survey for Linux users to speak up on how they are performing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNHlIZ4F9Jc

You can fill out the mentioned survey here.

I would only fill it out if you're a current or very recent AMD user, as there's no point otherwise than to spam them. Be honest and maybe we can let them know how good/bad they are doing for Linux gamers. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Metallinatus Sep 26, 2014
I had a lot of bad experiences with AMD already, but I like that attitude....
I will take the survey.... and I hope they can redeem themselves in the near future!
Half-Shot Sep 26, 2014
On Linux, the catalyst install is worse than the other alternative. It ranges from distros holding back xorg packages to keep the hobbling driver supported to actually having to do it yourself and run the .run files yourself.

A open source driver will never have this issue.
FutureSuture Sep 26, 2014
I took the survey despite not being an AMD user. I couldn't use my AMD Radeon R9 290X due to atrocious driver support, thus I cannot be counted as one.
lave Sep 26, 2014
gave it
5 stars for download (who can seriously fail at this)
4 stars for installation (it could be way easier, but that doesnt mean its not easy already)
2 stars for features (im afraid by that they mean an even more overloaded interface, and not actual abilitys of the driver)
1 star for stability (i put both my experience with bugs and poor performance in this)

wrote a nice little text about how poorly their binary drivers are for linux compared to nvidia and intel and how they should either full-heartedly support the developement of the opensource (radeon) driver or tremendously step up their proprietary (catalyst)
seven Sep 26, 2014
too little too late, i went to nvidia 2 months after i went linux. the difference was tremendous and i suspect it still is upon this day. i hope they step up there game on the linux driver, it will help future linux/AMD users, but also steammachines. for me personally, i will never go back to AMD
Hamish Sep 26, 2014
Similar to lave, I basically used it as a soapbox for the promoting free software radeon driver, since my Catalyst impressions are from awhile back now and may not be all that relevant. Still did my best for an honest star selection though.
abelthorne Sep 26, 2014
Had to restrain myself from simply writing "the Catalyst driver is an utter pile of shit".

(Oh, GOL has a filter for "naughty words".)
lave Sep 26, 2014
btw look up the youtube comments so far.. every 2nd is a rant about their sad linux performance. either its you guys or something funny is going on :D
FutureSuture Sep 26, 2014
Quoting: lavebtw look up the youtube comments so far.. every 2nd is a rant about their sad linux performance. either its you guys or something funny is going on :D
It's a good sign. Hopefully with AMD getting the majority of responses from Linux users, something will click in its corporate head!
micmon Sep 26, 2014
Quoting: lavegave it
5 stars for download (who can seriously fail at this)
4 stars for installation (it could be way easier, but that doesnt mean its not easy already)

Well, 1 star for each of those from me. It's just wrong having to download and install a driver at all. It's wrong to even have to know about a driver.

Right now only Intel gets it right. Having used an Intel-graphics-only system besides an NVidia system for the past two years it is obvious that the NVidia system had a lot more problems which at times actually required me to boot from a rescue media and revert some updates in order to get the system to even boot again. No such probelems with Intel!

It is so sad that AMD does not just focus on the open driver. We all know that Valve loves open drivers. Together they could build the best possible Steam machine...
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