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minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoThey did not. Only the firmware is open source, the driver is closed
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agohttps://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules
minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days 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.
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoI think you have that backwards…
They did not. Only the firmware is open source, the driver is closed
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.
I think you have that backwards…