NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules

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  1. reasonablePrivacy

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    Good news for Linux users owning recent Nvidia GPUs!
    Open-source kernel module + closed source user space, but of course one can use less performant open source Mesa user space.

    Anyway it should be easier to update, less chance to end up with unbootable system.
    Caution for non-recent gen GPU owners:
    https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-transitions-fully-towards-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/
     
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