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The driver API in the windows kernel changes about once a decade. And they're not actively hostile to loading closed source drivers.

dietr1ch 3y ago
Poor multi-trillion company unable to support open source drivers
- tedunangst 3y ago
  Their business plan seems to be working out for them.
  - mhh__ 3y ago
    Ok?
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    - phendrenad2 3y ago
      Companies won't do anything unless it makes them money, there's no other factor like pride or social pressure. A human might be motivated to change by being looked down upon, but not a corporation.
- xcdzvyn 3y ago
  Who are you trying to argue?
- ladyanita22 3y ago
  Poor us. The multi-billion dollar company is doing just fine.
matheusmoreira 3y ago
Maybe they should contribute their drivers to the kernel instead of fighting it at every turn.
- phendrenad2 3y ago
  There's always AMD
- justinclift 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38418278 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38418278
- paulmd 3y ago
  They are, they released an open driver and it’s being upstreamed into the kernel. https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules People still search for reasons to shit on it because they don’t like the company in general and want to back AMD. Nothing is or ever will be good enough for the haters. http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html It's software development, if you're searching for a reason to be discontented, you're always going to find one, it's clearly an unfalsifiable situation for people who just dislike the company on personal grounds.
  - johnny22 3y ago
    that driver is not being upstreamed and never will be as long as it can only work with the proprietary userspace. It's being used as a reference implementation to improve nouveau.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    I've got nothing against nvidia at all. I just don't like running proprietary software on my computer. Looks like they're finally improving and I'm definitely happy about that. However, the driver has not been upstreamed yet. I just wish they'd let the nouveau developers do their thing.

dietr1ch 3y ago

Poor multi-trillion company unable to support open source drivers

tedunangst 3y ago
Their business plan seems to be working out for them.
- mhh__ 3y ago
  Ok?
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    [deleted]
  - phendrenad2 3y ago
    Companies won't do anything unless it makes them money, there's no other factor like pride or social pressure. A human might be motivated to change by being looked down upon, but not a corporation.
xcdzvyn 3y ago
Who are you trying to argue?
ladyanita22 3y ago
Poor us. The multi-billion dollar company is doing just fine.

matheusmoreira 3y ago

Maybe they should contribute their drivers to the kernel instead of fighting it at every turn.

phendrenad2 3y ago
There's always AMD
justinclift 3y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38418278 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38418278
paulmd 3y ago
They are, they released an open driver and it’s being upstreamed into the kernel. https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules People still search for reasons to shit on it because they don’t like the company in general and want to back AMD. Nothing is or ever will be good enough for the haters. http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html It's software development, if you're searching for a reason to be discontented, you're always going to find one, it's clearly an unfalsifiable situation for people who just dislike the company on personal grounds.
- johnny22 3y ago
  that driver is not being upstreamed and never will be as long as it can only work with the proprietary userspace. It's being used as a reference implementation to improve nouveau.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  I've got nothing against nvidia at all. I just don't like running proprietary software on my computer. Looks like they're finally improving and I'm definitely happy about that. However, the driver has not been upstreamed yet. I just wish they'd let the nouveau developers do their thing.