> But from a historical perspective, desktop Linux was only made possible by Nvidia and their closed driver. Intel Integrated graphics has been around for a lo

> But from a historical perspective, desktop Linux was only made possible by Nvidia and their closed driver. Intel Integrated graphics has been around for a long time now, it has open drivers and since its first release, it has been more than adequate for most non-gamers. Maybe that's just me, but I don't really care that much about NVidia or ATI/AMD, and the state of their drives don't impact my ability to meaningfully use Linux on the desktop.