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NVIDIA releases open-source GPU kernel modules

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  1. JRandomHacker
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    I did a literal double-take reading this headline. It's not "everything is free and open", but it's a hell of a step forwards.

    I did a literal double-take reading this headline. It's not "everything is free and open", but it's a hell of a step forwards.

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    petrichor
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    I wonder how much this has to do with Lapsus$ threatening to release Nvidia's chipset source code.

    I wonder how much this has to do with Lapsus$ threatening to release Nvidia's chipset source code.

    1. Whom
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      I have no insight on this, but commenters elsewhere have suggested the work it would take to get it into the current state to open up would take far longer than they've had since then.

      I have no insight on this, but commenters elsewhere have suggested the work it would take to get it into the current state to open up would take far longer than they've had since then.

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