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Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA, Continues Working On Open-Source Driver
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this post was submitted on 17 Apr 2024
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I bet this is just an attempt at getting away a core contributor then reducing their productivity or diverting their attention from Nouveau. That, or they are really trying to opensource their driver. Given their history, I seriously doubt it.
Fuck NVIDIA
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What would nvidia gain by making people not develop noveau? Genuinely curious.
An independent driver moves control out of nvidias hand. While for now it is not problematic, it could be in the future if for example the project gets major funding.