about the linux ATI proprietary drivers writers team

I would like to know whether it is normal that ATI releases proprietary
drivers for linux that are quite a lot more buggy and a less fine than for
windows?

i've never seen any bug under windows, while the one for linux seems to be
even less reliable than the open source one.

the acceleration is really aweful in linux and why these drivers make the
backlight flashing twice at the launch of the X window?
this shortens the lifespan.

under windows and with the open sourc driver for linux the backlight is
switched off and switched on again only once at the start of the graphical
interface or X window.
.

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