New generations such as Blackwell have open source kernel modules, there is not even a proprietary option. I thought there was a move in this direction?
replyhttps://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-t...
AFAIK the open source kernel driver pushes a signed proprietary 500Mb firmware blob into the GPU.
replyIt's not weird at all, they know people will buy these laptops, put linux on them and stash them in data-centers, so they are trying to prevent this.
replyhow are they going to sell you a subscripton to overclock your GPU otherwise?
replySad but probably close to the truth. I'm old enough to remember when companies were able to make money without actively robbing their customers
replythey could make money that way right now but they figured out they can make even more money by doing this. but jokes on them, people will figure it out, unlock / jailbreak and they just lose good will long term
reply> we've allowed a company
replyWhen did "we" have a say in this? I don't get these types of comments from the "open-source as a community."
Nvidia has been doing this for decades, and there are two possible arguments:
1. They are successful despite it.
2. They are successful because of it.
There is no mythical collective "we" representing the open-source community in Nvidia's supply chain of success. It's Nvidia and its consumers.