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Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules by marcodiego on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @07:09PM (#31347149)
Why is the firmware closed source?
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Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules by arzeth on Thursday May 12, 2022 @11:24AM (#31355523)
So that people could not bypass DRM (Digital Rights Management, not Direct Rendering Manager). And signing the firmware would not help because with source code it is easier to find vulnerabilities in signature verification code. Though they still could publish the firmware partially.
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Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules by bcatanzaro on Wednesday May 11, 2022 @07:31PM (#31347355)
Why would it be open source?
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Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules by marcodiego on Thursday May 12, 2022 @03:21PM (#31359008)
Because anyone would be able to improve it.
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