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Nvidia says no to free drivers, I say no to Nvidia
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| Linux kernel developers issue a statement signed by about 100 developers that
| they find non-free kernel modules to be undesirable and harmful. As they
| say "Such modules negate the openness, stability, flexibility, and
| maintainability of the Linux development model and shut their users off from
| the expertise of the Linux community. Vendors that provide closed-source
| kernel modules force their customers to give up key Linux advantages or
| choose new vendors."
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http://www.nuxified.org/blog/nvidia_dares_to_say_no
[Wine 1.1.0 Released]
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| The Wine development release 1.1.0 is now available.
|
| What's new in this release (see below for details):
| - Many more gdiplus functions implemented.
| - Improved graphics tablet support.
| - Many Richedit fixes and improvements.
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http://winehq.org/?announce=1.1.0
Days ago:
How NVidia impedes Free Desktop adoption.
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| nvidia.ko: The NVidia driver is the single component in a KDE4 / Free
| Operating system stack causing us most of the hard-to-solve problems. In
| other words, nvidia.ko has grave technical shortcomings.
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http://vizzzion.org/?blogentry=819
Linux Foundation points finger at Nvidia
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| Though a statement issued Monday does not cite Nvidia by name, Linux
| Foundation Technical Advisory Board Chair James Bottomley cited Nvidia in a
| phone interview. "My intent is to point out the problems Nvidia has been
| causing themselves with their binary-only (drivers)," he said. "They are
| certainly one of the few companies sticking to a binary-only strategy."
| Binary-only means the drivers are essentially closed.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9975720-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
NVidia says no to request to release open source drivers, once again
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| Nvidia reiterated that it won’t provide open source drivers for Linux because
| the company claims there is no need for it.
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| Nvidia provides binary Linux drivers and has open sourced some drivers such
| as the nv X driver and other utilities that work with the proprietary driver,
| including the installer, config and settings.The company is a leading
| provider of graphics cards and software for the desktop and embraces a cross
| platform strategy.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2588
Kernel space: drivers that don't make the kernel scene
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| Linux supports most hardware "out of the box" without adding a driver. Most
| of the missing drivers are proprietary, from uncooperative manufacturers, but
| there are a few where the license is right but the actual code is still
| missing. Why?
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/062408-kernel.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
Position Statement on Linux Kernel Modules
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Kernel_Driver_Statement
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