@obbeel@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoNVIDIA open source drivermessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up119arrow-down1message-squareNVIDIA open source driver@obbeel@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml • 2 years agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
Basic question: why are NVIDIA open drivers unable to run games? Is it unable to run complex commands too?
minus-square@angarabebesi@lemmy.mllinkfedilink9•2 years agoFrom what I understand Nvidia requires drivers to be cryptographically signed to do anything non-trivial. This is pure evil.
minus-square@jokeyrhyme@lemmy.mllinkfedilink7•2 years agoUEFI Secure Boot ended up being a pretty good example of how to do cryptographic requirements well: require signatures, but allow the owner of the hardware to use their own keys
From what I understand Nvidia requires drivers to be cryptographically signed to do anything non-trivial. This is pure evil.
UEFI Secure Boot ended up being a pretty good example of how to do cryptographic requirements well: require signatures, but allow the owner of the hardware to use their own keys