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[News] Binary Blob Unrest, NVidia Blamed Again

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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

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


Days ago:

Linux Kernel Developers Call for Open Source Drivers - Weakly

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| I just wish that the kernel developers could lead with less equivocation.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/6/23/44265


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


Position Statement on Linux Kernel Modules

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/Kernel_Driver_Statement


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
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