I would add that NVidia has a clear timeline for legacy support (http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3142).
Also, NVidia is investing billions (yes, with "b") in machine learning computation using GPUs, and pushing hard for everybody to run CUDA on top of that. The only way to get CUDA is with proprietary drivers, and most of the research done in GPUs is done in Linux. I'd bet that their wide support for proprietary Linux drivers is secured for a long time. Best regards, Guillermo On Sat, Jun 24, 2017 at 11:40 AM, Pascal Obry <[email protected]> wrote: > Le samedi 24 juin 2017 à 16:17 +0200, Peter Mc Donough a écrit : >> What is the difference whether I use a closed source software >> (Nvidia) to a closed source software (AMD)? > > Look at history. We had big troubles with AMD dropping support for many > GPU (and not that old!) and providing a package that was only for an > old 4.4 kernel (stable for Ubuntu 16.4) for years. So that's not just > guessing around, you can still ignore experiences but that would be at > your own risk. At least read some thread posted here by people having > their GPU not supported... > > NVIDIA has proved up to know to be more respectful to the Linux > community. I'm running Debian/Unstable for years and using nvidia- > kernel Debian package without issue on recent kernels. > > -- > Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) > > The best way to travel is by means of imagination > > http://www.obry.net > > gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
