In a brief statement released Monday, the Linux Foundation said: “while most of the devices have open source drivers, there are a few exceptions. The community supports the kernel (Editor’s note: kernel at the heart of distributions operating system free and open GNU / Linux) wants to send a clear signal to these suppliers and also prevent future suppliers to opt for the closure of code and, by extension, to prevent users to benefit from the Linux development model open. ” The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in January 2007 from the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and Free Standards Group, does not openly Nvidia, a provider of graphics processors based in Santa Clara, California. However, in an interview with News.com, James Bottomed, head of the technical foundation, said: “My intention is to highlight the problems that Nvidia itself has caused with its pilots (drivers) only binaries. Nvidia is one of the few companies to cling to this strategy. ” Before adding: “their binary module is a major cause of crashes kernel.” Nvidia, meanwhile, said a Linux driver provide high quality, while defending its strategy only binary. This would enable him to protect intellectual property it relates to hardware or software. Simple washing dirty linen?
Jul 01