Re:Hetzner Cloud
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @12:17PM
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Nvidia is going to have a difficult time enforcing that in the EU (where Hetzner operates).
That is a good point, but if a US citizen rents a server from Hetzner, they might still be affected. Better safe than sorry.
How do you see Nvidia enforcing it on individuals?
Not necessarily now, but if you decide to turn that little ML project into a startup, staying on the same infrastructure at first, Nvidia might just come after you.
Considering this is HN, it's a pretty safe assumption that people are running these side projects to turn them into startups.
How would they know your startup is doing ML violating their EULAs? I really don't see how this can be a concern for anyone, but very few companies.
Re:Hetzner Cloud
by mark_l_watson on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @09:24PM
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Thanks for the heads up. I don;t plan on updating the drivers - everything works fine and hopefully nvidia drivers don’t need security updates.
The terms of service would (potentially) only apply to Hetzner, not to users of Hetzner's services.
The driver ToS apply to whoever installs the driver. That is you, not Hetzner.
Since a few weeks ago, Nvidia changes their driver ToS, and any new versions of the driver are not permitted to be used in datacenters (except for crypto mining).
See more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15983587