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minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNvidia released open source drivers in 2024.
minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoWhich are barely more than a first step as they are just the bare minimum with everything else being proprietary and pushed to userspace.
minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThey did not. Only the firmware is open source, the driver is closed
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI think you have that backwards…
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agohttps://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI suggest you actually read the documentation about the things you link. As explained, the “open” Nvidia drivers are actually a tiny open component around a proprietary closed blob that actually drives the GPU.
Nvidia released open source drivers in 2024.
Which are barely more than a first step as they are just the bare minimum with everything else being proprietary and pushed to userspace.
They did not. Only the firmware is open source, the driver is closed
I think you have that backwards…
https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
I suggest you actually read the documentation about the things you link. As explained, the “open” Nvidia drivers are actually a tiny open component around a proprietary closed blob that actually drives the GPU.