NVIDIA Begins Releasing Documentation For Nouveau

sl4shd0rk writes "Nvidia, perhaps inspired by the infamous Torvalds Salute, has decided to do something about its crummy image with Open Source developers. The company has begun to release public documentation on certain aspects of its GPUs. Reactions from developers have been mixed; much of what's already been released wasn't a big mystery, but Nvidia says more is coming and they will also provide guidance in needed areas as well. Linus said, 'I'm cautiously optimistic that this is a real shift in how Nvidia perceives Linux. The actual docs released so far are fairly limited, and in themselves they wouldn't be a big thing, but if Nvidia really does follow up and start opening up more, that would certainly be great. They've already been much better in the ARM SoC space than they were on the more traditional GPU side, and I really hope that some day I can just apologize for ever giving them the finger.'"

Re:Valve/Steam

[intermodal]

They like to keep this stuff locked up tighter than a hooker's snatch.

I'm not so sure that analogy means what you think it means.

I have it on good authority that their board of directors mandated this release to prevent fiduciary duty lawsuits.

Nothing like putting the douche in fiduciary, eh?

Re:where are these tight ones?

[Oysterville]

The sensitive women are who you are looking for, for what should be apparent reasons.

Re:Valve/Steam

[Jesus_666]

Let's face it: Gaming is dead. PC gaming is dead because of consoles. Console gaming is dead because of smartphones. iOS is dead because of Android and Android is dead because of fragmentation. Physical games are dead because of video games.

We are most likely the last generation that engages in unproductive activities for fun. Yes, even those of us who aren't part of "this generation". Especially them, in fact.