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NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules | NVIDIA Technical Blog (developer.nvidia.com)
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We’re now at a point where transitioning fully to the open-source GPU kernel modules is the right move, and we’re making that change in the upcoming R560 driver release.

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[–] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 33 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

We're open sourcing our drivers since Radeon has been doing that for decades now.

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 2 points 4 months ago

Isn't it actually because they moved most of their driver code onto the card itself or something?