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by spookie 1362 days ago
Nvidia doesn't need to offer full linux support, only the bare minimum to make the lives of those making their job a bit easier. Also, let's not kid ourselves, Nvidia has a lot to gain in the datacenter/AI business with proper linux support. Let's also bear in mind that Linus Torvalds said this: "they are the exception, not the rule". If that doesn't speak volumes, I don't know what does.
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> Nvidia has a lot to gain in the datacenter/AI business with proper linux support

They do, which is why they support CUDA and Docker. They have nothing to gain from supporting Wayland besides appeasing a bruised-and-battered bunch of people that don't really care anyways. Nvidia seems to be admitting as much by open-sourcing their drivers and letting us play with their Legos, since we're so smart.

Well, the open sourcing part was due to them being hacked.