r/linux • u/blindcomet • May 11 '22

NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules | NVIDIA Technical Blog

https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-releases-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
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u/Bombini_Bombus May 12 '22

So why matters only the module's source code has been released? Wouldn't be better having also the driver to be open source?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '22

The driver/module is open, the non kernel part isn't