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NVIDIA switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+

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NVIDIA switching to open kernel modules by default in future driver update for Turing+

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

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NVIDIA have announced some big changes are coming to their Linux drivers, which will start with the upcoming 560 series.

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Kernel modules aren’t the same as drivers. They’re an interface for drivers.
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  They service the same purpose as a driver, and FreeBSD has user added kernel modules, I forget if OpenBSD does but I’m hoping so.

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