joojmachine to Linux · 7 months agoNVIDIA switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+www.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1312arrow-down14cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkNVIDIA switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+www.gamingonlinux.comjoojmachine to Linux · 7 months agomessage-square37fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareSunRed@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 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-squarejoojmachineOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 months agowith the recent development in NVK and Nouveau (and futurely Nova), you probably will relatively soon
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