Makes you wonder if nVidia's not got some kind of big hardware announcement tomorrow? Perhaps connected to the Steam countdown potentially about to release an update on the Steambox?
It would be just like nVidia to drop this on AMD's big day to rain on their parade...
Has to be related. This is their opportunity to lead in gaming on the Linux platform as it would be a great alternative to the Windows platform which is dying. Linux is holding strong and with Ubuntu Touch, it will be tabletised in no time and become a potent platform for a lot of uses besides gaming. Great gpu drivers are need for the move to the next-gen-platform that will shoot it much further. Nvidia better inject sufficient resources into this in order to demonstrate their commitment.
Yeah, that's a bit extreme... It's more like, this is the first time there's a chink in the armor and it looks like hardcore gaming might not have to be synonymous with Windows in the near future...
I've been ATI/AMD user ever since I got my first post-3DFX 3D card in early 2000s but fully functional open-source drivers would be enough (given similar price/performance and power usage/performance ratios that the AMD camp has) to sway me over.
like Gregory said I am alarmed that a stay at home mom able to earn $5886 in 1 month on the internet. visit their website............B u z z 5 5 . com open the link without spaces
NVIDIA's drivers are nothing but garbage. Constant freezes under any OpenGL situation. I can't run xorg with Gnome running without a freeze within between half an hour and a day. Get your act together, release some complete API guidelines to Nouveau if you can't be bothered doing the job properly yourself.
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HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - link
Makes you wonder if nVidia's not got some kind of big hardware announcement tomorrow? Perhaps connected to the Steam countdown potentially about to release an update on the Steambox?It would be just like nVidia to drop this on AMD's big day to rain on their parade...
Ryun - Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - link
Tom's hardware seems to think so: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/steamos-steam-box...VulgarDisplay - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
That's fake. An AT forum member made it all up and it leaked on reddit. I loled.jwcalla - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
Who?AustinMatherne - Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - link
This is very welcome news. Hopefully it will eventually lead to code contributions from NVIDIA.SniperWulf - Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - link
Makes me wonder if this news is at all related to Valves announcement on yesterdayfteoath64 - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
Has to be related. This is their opportunity to lead in gaming on the Linux platform as it would be a great alternative to the Windows platform which is dying. Linux is holding strong and with Ubuntu Touch, it will be tabletised in no time and become a potent platform for a lot of uses besides gaming. Great gpu drivers are need for the move to the next-gen-platform that will shoot it much further. Nvidia better inject sufficient resources into this in order to demonstrate their commitment.damianrobertjones - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
"alternative to the Windows platform which is dying"Ummm, really? Doesn't seem that way to me?
inighthawki - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
Just the usual spewing of "the era of Linux is upon us!"Windows is alive and well. Windows 8 may have sold poorly, but 7 is still a very real alternative that a lot of people are very happy with.
Impulses - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
Yeah, that's a bit extreme... It's more like, this is the first time there's a chink in the armor and it looks like hardcore gaming might not have to be synonymous with Windows in the near future...cmdrdredd - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
This is because AMD has a lock on the new consoles.Arnulf - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
I've been ATI/AMD user ever since I got my first post-3DFX 3D card in early 2000s but fully functional open-source drivers would be enough (given similar price/performance and power usage/performance ratios that the AMD camp has) to sway me over.damianrobertjones - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - link
Ummm... Didn't they pledge this before?bobbozzo - Thursday, September 26, 2013 - link
FWIW, the proprietary / binary NVidia drivers for Linux tend to fail if you try to Suspend the computer, making them fairly worthless for laptop use.The opensource drivers work fine with suspend.
Kakao - Friday, September 27, 2013 - link
I use the binaries in my Linux laptop and it suspends without problemsKathrine647 - Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - link
like Gregory said I am alarmed that a stay at home mom able to earn $5886 in 1 month on the internet. visit their website............B u z z 5 5 . com open the link without spaceschewtechs - Sunday, November 3, 2013 - link
NVIDIA's drivers are nothing but garbage. Constant freezes under any OpenGL situation. I can't run xorg with Gnome running without a freeze within between half an hour and a day. Get your act together, release some complete API guidelines to Nouveau if you can't be bothered doing the job properly yourself.chewtechs - Sunday, November 3, 2013 - link
NVIDIA's complacency is stopping me using this OS as a desktop/work os.