Linus Torvalds Says "F#$% You" to NVIDIA over Linux Support

Tagged: Linux, Nvidia Drivers, Software, Entertainment, Computer Hardware, Gaming, Technology
Source: brightsideofnews.com - Read the full article
Posted: 46 weeks 12 hours ago

"In a talk held at Aalto University in Helsinki Finland, Linus Torvalds addressed a question from one of the audience members regarding issues they had with a laptop running NVIDIA graphics and the lack of support for Linux. Linus' response can only be described as a very coarse and honest answer, skip to 48:14 to watch the question and his response. The complaints were regarding Optimus and Linux support and watch the video for more..."

 

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Tue, 07/03/2012 - 10:03
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Good for him, someone has to say it.

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Sun, 07/01/2012 - 07:31
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And from here it snow balls..

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