How can NVIDIA better engage with Linux

artem · 06-24-12, 04:54 PM

NVIDIA has recently become interested in becoming more friendly to Linux and I think we can voice our suggestions on this matter.

I propose the following things:

1) Divide Linux driver into a completely open kernel part (which talks to the underlying hardware) and a user space part which communicates with the kernel driver (here's the reasoning).
2) Release drivers more often (call them alpha/beta and disregard bug reports against them).
3) Create a special open bugzilla installation just for desktop NVIDIA Linux drivers.

Please, abstain from offering NVIDIA to release the specs for their hardware - they won't do that and taking into consideration the quality of open source ATI driver, nouveau will not magically become tenfold better.

And I, for one, want to thank NVIDIA for their high quality drivers.

FuturePilot · 06-24-12, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by artem

Please, abstain from offering NVIDIA to release the specs for their hardware - they won't do that and taking into consideration the quality of open source ATI driver, nouveau will not magically become tenfold better.

This is a huge thing people need to realize before they go blindly flaming Nvidia based on something Linus said.

Deanjo · 06-24-12, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by artem

2) Release drivers more often (call them alpha/beta and disregard bug reports against them).

They already have a fairly active release schedule 2 or more a month is not uncommon. Also the whole idea of alpha/beta releases is to have the public try them out and take bug reports from them.

rmrfchik · 06-25-12, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Deanjo

They already have a fairly active release schedule 2 or more a month is not uncommon. Also the whole idea of alpha/beta releases is to have the public try them out and take bug reports from them.

bug report to... wait, is there bug tracker for users available?
I think a lot of reports just drowned in this forum left no traces

MadCatX · 06-25-12, 03:00 PM

+1 for a real Linux bugzilla. This pseudoofficial way of reporting bugs through this forum is ridiculous.

Deanjo · 06-25-12, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rmrfchik

bug report to... wait, is there bug tracker for users available?
I think a lot of reports just drowned in this forum left no traces

linux-bugs@nvidia.com

rmrfchik · 06-26-12, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Deanjo

linux-bugs@nvidia.com

This this not bug tracker as it has no main part -- tracking. One must be able to browse filed bugs to find duplicates and such.

artem · 06-26-12, 06:57 AM

rmrfchik,

It was obviously a bad joke.

Deanjo · 06-26-12, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by artem

rmrfchik,

It was obviously a bad joke.

Nope, always had great results getting items fixed by emailing them as per the documentation.

06-24-12, 04:54 PM	#1
artem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 681	How can NVIDIA better engage with Linux NVIDIA has recently become interested in becoming more friendly to Linux and I think we can voice our suggestions on this matter. I propose the following things: 1) Divide Linux driver into a completely open kernel part (which talks to the underlying hardware) and a user space part which communicates with the kernel driver (here's the reasoning). 2) Release drivers more often (call them alpha/beta and disregard bug reports against them). 3) Create a special open bugzilla installation just for desktop NVIDIA Linux drivers. Please, abstain from offering NVIDIA to release the specs for their hardware - they won't do that and taking into consideration the quality of open source ATI driver, nouveau will not magically become tenfold better. And I, for one, want to thank NVIDIA for their high quality drivers.

06-25-12, 03:00 PM	#5
MadCatX Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 29	Re: How can NVIDIA better engage with Linux +1 for a real Linux bugzilla. This pseudoofficial way of reporting bugs through this forum is ridiculous.

06-26-12, 06:57 AM	#8
artem Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 681	Re: How can NVIDIA better engage with Linux rmrfchik, It was obviously a bad joke.

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