Nvidia open sources its GPU drivers. How to tell what's under your hood

Posted by CrankyBear on Friday July 19, 2024 @03:07PM
from the zdnet.com dept.

https://www.zdnet.com/article/nvidia-finally-open-sources-some-of-its-gpu-drivers-how-to-tell-whats-under-your-hood/

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Re:Nvidia open sources its GPU drivers. How to tell what's u... by unixhero on Friday July 19, 2024 @07:56PM (#41012738)

Really libre open source? Is the binary blob number 0???

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Re:Nvidia open sources its GPU drivers. How to tell what's u... by est31 on Friday July 19, 2024 @08:32PM (#41012960)

dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40988954

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Re:Nvidia open sources its GPU drivers. How to tell what's u... by hksgdk on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @08:52AM (#41045442)

It's about time! Nvidia finally stepping up and open-sourcing their GPU drivers is a huge win for transparency and the open-source community. This could lead to better driver performance, more community-driven improvements, and possibly even smoother compatibility with Linux distros. Anyone else excited to see what kind of innovations and hacks the community will come up with now that we have more visibility 'under the hood'?

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