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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
Some say Nvidia will probably 'pull an ATI' soon. It denies it though:
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
Yesterday:
[Bruce Perens] Linux Kernel Developers Call for Open Source Drivers - Weakly
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| And after that, there's the fact that Linus "I hate politics so much that I
| refuse to deal with it" Torvalds hasn't signed the statement.
|
| [...]
|
| I just wish that the kernel developers could lead with less equivocation.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/6/23/44265
Recent:
Confidence In An Open NVIDIA Strategy?
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| While NVIDIA has yet to publicize their intentions nor have we been able to
| get anyone at NVIDIA to confirm any of this information, something does
| definitely appear to be going on within their Santa Clara offices in regards
| to an improved Linux state. A seasoned industry insider had reaffirmed the
| information this week.
|
| [...]
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| For more on the current state of open-source and binary Linux graphics
| drivers, check out these articles. If you're inclined to do more, you can
| check out OpenTheBlob.com, which has been talked about before for the open
| letter to NVIDIA and most recently has been emailing NVIDIA AIB/OEM partners
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjM5Mw
Related:
NVIDIA Plotting Open-Source Strategy?
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| According to an AIB partner, NVIDIA is planning an open-source counterattack
| against ATI/AMD.
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http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NjI3NQ
Interview: The driver behind NASA's Mars Rovers
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| It all runs on a collection of high-end Linux boxes -- nice systems, but
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| commodity PC hardware. Since 3-D visualisation is a big part of the job, the
| Linux boxes sport bonzer NVIDIA graphics cards.
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;563338166;pp;1
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