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In a msg of , Kris Steenhaut writes to Steve
Mccrystal:
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Kris,

 SM>> Just curious... have you looked to see just what was change
 SM>> in the 2.30/2.31 Matrox drivers vs the 2.23 release?

 KS> Yep.
 KS> I even did compare with te different biosses.

That's not what I was asking, but I'm almost getting used to it.

 SM>> Here's a hint... do you have a G-400 AGP card, for which
 SM>> both the 2.30 and 2.31 betas were released?

 SM>> In short, Matrox never claimed (to my knowledge) that the
 SM>> leatest *BETA* drivers would do anything for your hardware
 SM>> (or my G-200, for that matter)! And, they specifically asked
 SM>> that at least the 2.31 version *NOT BE DISTRIBUTED* by the
 SM>> guy who uploaded them to Hobbes (and by everyone else to
 SM>> whom the sent them, I assume).

 KS> Sadly, the 2.21 @ 2.23 do suck all the time, and as far as I know
 KS> the 2.21, 2.22 and 2.23 are genuine official GA. I wrote Matrox
 KS> 2 emails  about the 2.23, and I even didn't get a reply from one
 KS> of their answering machines. Wich indicates clearly they are
 KS> refusing any reply. If they don't want to talk about beta, that's
 KS> fine for me.

I suspect they know to whom they sent the betas, and refuse comment to others. 
Fortunately, I don't have that problem!

 KS> Steve, sorry, maybe it's your age, but I'm afraid you aren't
 KS> capable anymore of remembering all those mail you are reading. I
 KS> wrote already

Actually, I try hard to forget most of the mindless drivel that spews forth
from Flanders Field!

 KS> BTW: You are saying the 2.31 are only there for the G-200. That
 KS> isn't correct eighter:

Which is what prompted my original question!  According to the folks at Matrox 
(who will, BTW, correspond with me) the *beta* 2.30/2.31 drivers are written
to fix problems with the G-400 card.  THE REST OF THE CODE HAS NOT BEEN
CHANGED, except as necessary to impliment the G-400 fixes.  *THAT* is why they 
requested that the drivers not be distributed EXCEPT by them, to people who
actually have a G-400 card. Of course, someone had to upload them to Hobbes,
in direct contradiction with the Matrox request, so now they get to answer
complaints from the truly clueless about driver releases said clueless should
not even have!

Why do *YOU* suppose they made the request in the first place? Do *you* have
even the slightest idea what *BETA* means in this context?

What I'm saying is, if Matrox sent you the 2.30/2.31 betas, and you have
problems with them, tell Matrox.  If they didn't, don't tell the rest of us.
We don't care, as you shouldn't be using them in the first place!

 KS> As a last ressource ofcoz,  you can suggest I wrote the readme
 KS> myself. It's eighter that, or I do have an option to question
 KS> your credebility.

Question what you like.  Your technical competence stands out like a whore in
church! There is no need to question it, you display it in every post.

-[Steve]-

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