NVIDIA Unexpectedly Announces Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules (OMG Ubuntu)
NVIDIA transitioning to official, open-source Linux GPU kernel driver (OSnews)
GitHub: https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modulesThom Holwerda skrev:I can’t believe this is happening.
NVIDIA is open sourcing all of its kernel driver modules, for both enterprise stuff and desktop hardware, under both the GPL and MIT license, it will available on Github, and NVIDIA welcomes community contributions where they make sense. This isn’t just throwing the open source community a random bone – this looks and feels like the real deal. They’re even aiming to have their open source driver mainlined into the Linux kernel once API/ABI has stabalised.
This is a massive win for the open source community, and I am incredibly excited about what this will mean for the future of the Linux desktop.