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Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 16:10:22 +0100
From: Stefan Smietanowski <stesmi@stesmi.com>
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To: Erik Elmore <lk@bigsexymo.com>
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Subject: Re: NVIDIA kernel module
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Erik Elmore wrote:

> Have I lost my mind?
> 
> I've always thought that NVIDIA's linux kernel support was incredibly 
> closed source, but I swear I just saw a download link for the kernel 
> module sources at http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=linux
> 
> was I mistaken or is this something new?

You're mistaken.

NVidia releases a binary module with open-source glue-code. You can 
recompile the glue but not the binary part. Same as always

// Stefan


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