NVIDIA has open-sourced its Linux GPU kernel drivers
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NVIDIA has published the source code of its kernel modules for the R515 driver, using a dual licensing model that combines the GPL and MIT licenses, making the modules legally re-distributable.
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NVIDIA has open-sourced its Linux GPU kernel drivers