joojmachine@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoNVIDIA switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+www.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down14
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minus-squareYIj54yALOJxEsY20eU@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·2 months agoI’ve procrastinated getting an AMD gpu for so long that I’m not going to need one! It’s still fuck you nvidia, I’m not a goldfish.
minus-squareSunRed@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoYou have to keep in mind that this is only about the kernel module (and only for Turing GPUs and newer). The userspace components stay proprietary. You are still not going to use the mesa graphics stack using an Nvidia gpu anytime soon.
minus-squarejoojmachine@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agowith the recent development in NVK and Nouveau (and futurely Nova), you probably will relatively soon
I’ve procrastinated getting an AMD gpu for so long that I’m not going to need one! It’s still fuck you nvidia, I’m not a goldfish.
You have to keep in mind that this is only about the kernel module (and only for Turing GPUs and newer). The userspace components stay proprietary. You are still not going to use the mesa graphics stack using an Nvidia gpu anytime soon.
with the recent development in NVK and Nouveau (and futurely Nova), you probably will relatively soon