Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules
by Qwertious on Thursday May 12, 2022 @10:34AM
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>AMD and Intel both have open source GPU drivers and they are still in business. Are you claiming that their business would be much bigger if not for those open source drivers?
AMD and Intel are underdogs, and benefit from open standards. Nvidia has an outright majority, and as a result their incompatible "standards" benefit them, because it forces everyone to choose between supporting Nvidia (and therefore the majority of their userbase), or "open standards" (a minority).
Re:Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules
by native_samples on Friday May 13, 2022 @03:46AM
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Apparently nVidia believe that is the case, and they are the market leaders, so - yes?
This does not follow. While GPU drivers are a huge development effort, they are also very specific to the hardware. This is even more true with modern APIs that are closer to how the hardware works.
AMD and Intel both have open source GPU drivers and they are still in business. Are you claiming that their business would be much bigger if not for those open source drivers?