▲ 57 ▼ 2025 Linux Wishlist (lemmy.ca) submitted 2 years ago by recursive_recursion@lemmy.ca to c/linux@programming.dev 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments As we start the new year what are you hoping for in the Linux ecosystem?
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Nvidia released open source drivers in 2024. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ooops@feddit.org 17 points 2 years ago Which are barely more than a first step as they are just the bare minimum with everything else being proprietary and pushed to userspace. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kadup@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago I think you have that backwards... permalink fedilink source parent [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadup@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago No doubt, but where does the documentation explain that? It's not totally surprising that the firmware would remain closed source for now. Regardless of the fact that firmware and userspace components are still closed source, this is still an improvement for the Nvidia + Linux relationship. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ooops@feddit.org 17 points 2 years ago Which are barely more than a first step as they are just the bare minimum with everything else being proprietary and pushed to userspace. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kadup@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago I think you have that backwards... permalink fedilink source parent [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadup@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago No doubt, but where does the documentation explain that? It's not totally surprising that the firmware would remain closed source for now. Regardless of the fact that firmware and userspace components are still closed source, this is still an improvement for the Nvidia + Linux relationship. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago I think you have that backwards... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] kadup@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago No doubt, but where does the documentation explain that? It's not totally surprising that the firmware would remain closed source for now. Regardless of the fact that firmware and userspace components are still closed source, this is still an improvement for the Nvidia + Linux relationship. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] kadup@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago No doubt, but where does the documentation explain that? It's not totally surprising that the firmware would remain closed source for now. Regardless of the fact that firmware and userspace components are still closed source, this is still an improvement for the Nvidia + Linux relationship. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago No doubt, but where does the documentation explain that? It's not totally surprising that the firmware would remain closed source for now. Regardless of the fact that firmware and userspace components are still closed source, this is still an improvement for the Nvidia + Linux relationship. permalink fedilink source parent