I agree with this open letter.
Yeah, it'd be nice to have Compiz Fusion enabled on live CDs.
I would really love an open nvidia driver.
I support the open source community. NVidia Rocks
Please open up.
Join the future.
help my computer from freezing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure you know how much work it is to maintain an out of tree driver. With the speed at which the kernel moves, what sense does it make for you to spend time/money doing so? Open up to the community and you can focus on other things.
Linux is the future and we need the hardware developers support in order to allow everybody to experience the amazing potential of Nvidia. andrewlam.co.nr
Please help us to help you!
I run windows, but an open source driver would benefit us just as well. I know there are some good homebrew ATI ones out there already.
Linux should be considered a real part of the market. Considering there are more linux machines than OSX
I use linux, most specifically Mepis and PClinuxOS with a legacy nvidia AGP graphics card. This is a 3d card and is fantastic (torcs). However, I am scared off buying a cutting edge Nvidia card for fear of lack of linux driver. And, I really would like to upgrade.
The word is "grateful" not "gracious". "While we are grateful..." Fucking clowns can't even check their own bullshit.
under a guise, yes, but signing nonetheless
Do it!
I've been using nVidia products exclusively for over seven years now because of your terrific support of GNU/Linux. With AMD/ATi's latest foray into OSS, I am seriously looking at them as an alternative. Keep me as a customer.
This is vital to the usage of hardware on systems. I don't see a reason why hardware drivers should be closed source since they are soley to utilize the hardware specific registers and features. It should only further the usage of said hardware if it is open for others to port and utilize the hardware device.
I'm happy that you've been providing linux drivers for years now. I'd like to see the driver and docs opened up so that we can consider using your hardware for purposes other than graphics. I bet there's quite a bit going on under the hood and some great uses for it we haven't thought of (and won't until we can hack on it). Why limit your hardware to just pc graphics cards?
All my future computer purchases will take open hardware into account.
Please, for the love of God!
Please!
Thank you for all the support you have given. Just a little more will help you maintain your lead over AMD/ATI.
It's been all said. Now *you* need to *listen*.
Open source is the way to go
Can't wait for this!
I will be purchasing a new system soon and given AMD and ATI have released a better system that supports Linux information like this does sway my choice in product. I use Linux and I am also an IT "slave" that constantly builds open source networks and POS systems for small and medium businesses. It would be normal for me to build 35 computers a month. Its up to you Nvidia. I will make my choice based on support of product so I can keep my clients happy.
yeah! release drivers nvidia! i just love your diribhers!
www.BeDrivers.com Open Specs will also help other alt-OSes, like Haiku/BeOS/Zeta, SkyOS and others.
Make the best hadware and let us do the best software.
Открытие исходного кода принесёт только пользу. Здесь нет ничего страшно.
I want Open Drivers!
Your binary drivers work OK, but open source drivers have the potential to do amazing things (like allowing OSS developers to make suspend/resume work with nvidia cards)
Open it up!
I love your products! ATI had always been off of my list since they did not drivers for linux as well as yours. But now if they will be releasing open source drivers I might have to reconsider.
It'd be a great thing to have these drivers fully open sourced. The blob drivers have always worked pretty well, but once you start getting into severe customization of code, they tend to be a hassle. Here's to hoping for the best!
I agree with this whole heartedly
My next cards are going to be ATI/AMD or Intel just to get free drivers, even if nVidia is technically better if this doesn't change.
well ,in my opinion nvidia seriosuly needs to open their drivers.. so that opengl experience (read compiz fusion ) can be provided out of box with their respective drivers on linux system..
Do it.
please =)
open source is for the future of humanity.
As a consumer who plans to basically make an Nvidia SLI super computer I would love to be able to dual boot a Linux distribution on this planned system. Please make this hardware accessible to the community.
Ubuntu is my home system. I am also responsible for the requisitions of dozens of machines, as well as well as advice to general consumers. I used to solely specify nVidia based on it's Linux support. I now also specify ATI based on their support of Linux. Be aware that their are tens of thousands just like me. The choice of 100's of thousands of sales lays with the vendors wise decisions.
Yes
I stand by NVIDIA but I run linux and want to have some issues surrounding the cards cleaned up. Its not cool to modify my kernel everytime I update it to include the nvidia driver, opening up will allow much tighter integration.
I chose Nvidia because it worked better with Linux, but ever since AMD/ATI opened up their drivers I've been thinking about switching to ATI.
Open Source for an Open World
I have had no 3d support for my Nvidia TI200 card for quite a while now. The drivers keep crashing my computer. I wish the drivers were open source so I would be able to find a way to fix it. Right now I am SOL because of the older card and no open source drivers. I am considering using ATI if their opening of documentation ever comes to full fruition, even though I like Nvidia much more. Whether or not things work will sway me. Open source "just works" for me. I would like to play something other than Frozen Bubble on my computer.
For a free world...