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NVIDIA releases open-source GPU kernel modules

Posted May 11, 2022 by Whom

Tags: linux, open source, gpu, releases, kernel modules, author.ram cherukuri, author.shirish baskaran, author.andy ritger, author.fred oh, author.dwayne swoboda, source.nvidia

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-releases-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/

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Authors: Ram Cherukuri, Shirish Baskaran, Andy Ritger, Fred Oh
Published: May 11 2022
Word count: 1397 words

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JRandomHacker
May 12, 2022
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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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helloworld
May 13, 2022
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The long-term picture painted on Red-hat article is even rosier than this one: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2022/05/11/why-is-the-open-source-driver-release-from-nvidia-so-important-for-linux/...

The long-term picture painted on Red-hat article is even rosier than this one: https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2022/05/11/why-is-the-open-source-driver-release-from-nvidia-so-important-for-linux/

It is a fine time to be a Linux-user, indeed..

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petrichor
May 12, 2022
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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 (OP)
  May 12, 2022
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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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