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Re:Nvidia adds telemetry to latest drivers by andromeduck on Sunday November 06, 2016 @12:23PM (#12886072)
They've had the best 3D drivers on Linux for years. There were issues with Optimus and Ion but IIRC a lot of it was legal and issues with Linux's driver infra back then meant it required far more effort than it was worth at the time.
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Re:Nvidia adds telemetry to latest drivers by blockoperation on Sunday November 06, 2016 @03:44PM (#12886933)
Their drivers might work, but saying to users "here, load this giant blob with a history of privesc bugs into your kernel" isn't what I'd call "supporting Linux".

Meanwhile, AMD are active contributors to Mesa and DRM, which benefits everyone.

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Re:Nvidia adds telemetry to latest drivers by EpicEng on Sunday November 06, 2016 @04:49PM (#12887258)
I wish they'd open things up too, but it's there prerogative, and Linux repesents a minuscule share of their market. The fact that they support it in the way they do today is surprising.
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