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		marcodiego on May 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules Why is the firmware closed source?

arzeth on May 12, 2022 | [–]

So that people could not bypass DRM (Digital Rights Management, not Direct Rendering Manager). And signing the firmware would not help because with source code it is easier to find vulnerabilities in signature verification code. Though they still could publish the firmware partially.

bcatanzaro on May 11, 2022 | [–]

Why would it be open source?

marcodiego on May 12, 2022 | [–]

Because anyone would be able to improve it.

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