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minus-squareTheMightyCat@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·5 days agoI really don’t want to shill for nvidia but Isn’t the kernel driver open source now?
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·5 days agoYep, I just switched to those. My impression is the kernel bits are open, but it still connects to a proprietary blob. …I am not an expert, correct me if I am wrong.
minus-squareqweertz (they/she)@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoOnly he kernel modules, not the whole driver like AMD
I really don’t want to shill for nvidia but Isn’t the kernel driver open source now?
Yep, I just switched to those. My impression is the kernel bits are open, but it still connects to a proprietary blob.
…I am not an expert, correct me if I am wrong.
Only he kernel modules, not the whole driver like AMD