Nvidia was last GPU vendor to open-source drivers, still not mainlined in Linux kernel
dr1337 · x · 2026-11-13
A developer argues the narrative about Jensen caring about open source conflates true open source software with open weight models: Nvidia was the last GPU vendor to open-source its driver, and it still isn't mainlined in the Linux kernel. The comment lands amid the swirling rumors about Huang's reported resignation.
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