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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Linus Torvalds takes on evil developers, hardware errors and 'hilarious' AI hype (www.zdnet.com)

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[–] qaz@lemmy.world 114 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That's not to say the two men don't think AI will be helpful in the future. Indeed, Torvalds noted one good side effect already: "NVIDIA has gotten better at talking to Linux kernel developers and working with Linux memory management," because of its need for Linux to run AI's large language models (LLMs) efficiently.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 89 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

so THATS why we are getting better nvidia support.

i knew it just couldnt be from the goodness of their newly converted hearts.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You didn't know GPUs are used for training/running DNN?

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago

sure, but am i surprised this is the only reason they improved desktop drivers for us? no.

am i disappointed? yeah, a little.

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 60 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Hahaha. I love it. Fuck closed source hardware gatekeepers.

Nice to see them groveling for performance.

Kneel!!

C'mon, I can joke. Such a cathartic paragraph to read. Intractable cunts.