alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agoLinux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes [driver for GPU series RX 5000 and RX 6000 are going into "maintenance mode" is just for Windows]www.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1187cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1187external-linkLinux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes [driver for GPU series RX 5000 and RX 6000 are going into "maintenance mode" is just for Windows]www.gamingonlinux.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareTheMightyCat@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 days agoI really don’t want to shill for nvidia but Isn’t the kernel driver open source now?
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoYep, I just switched to those. My impression is the kernel bits are open, but it still connects to a proprietary blob. …I am not an expert, correct me if I am wrong.
minus-squareqweertz (they/she)@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoOnly he kernel modules, not the whole driver like AMD
I really don’t want to shill for nvidia but Isn’t the kernel driver open source now?
Yep, I just switched to those. My impression is the kernel bits are open, but it still connects to a proprietary blob.
…I am not an expert, correct me if I am wrong.
Only he kernel modules, not the whole driver like AMD