obbeel to Linux · 2 years agoNVIDIA open source drivermessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareNVIDIA open source driverobbeel to Linux · 2 years agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
Basic question: why are NVIDIA open drivers unable to run games? Is it unable to run complex commands too?
minus-squareangarabebesilinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoFrom what I understand Nvidia requires drivers to be cryptographically signed to do anything non-trivial. This is pure evil.
minus-squarejokeyrhymelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoUEFI Secure Boot ended up being a pretty good example of how to do cryptographic requirements well: require signatures, but allow the owner of the hardware to use their own keys
From what I understand Nvidia requires drivers to be cryptographically signed to do anything non-trivial. This is pure evil.
UEFI Secure Boot ended up being a pretty good example of how to do cryptographic requirements well: require signatures, but allow the owner of the hardware to use their own keys