Hmm, you mean like nVidia being the only company providing fully featured 3D support for more than 2 decades before the Linux kernel team decided they'll start demanding one-sided changes from them?
I distincly remember years and years of using Linux on desktop where nVidia was the only hope of getting the same OGL features than Windows users were getting. Even when Linux was an irrelevant blip on everyones radar.
So just because they chose to support Linux it excuses the fact they only do it on their terms? Not really. If they really supported Linux and everything it stands for, they'd merge their drivers into the mainline. If they just stopped arbitrarily limiting the progress of open source graphics drivers it would do wonders for their reputation.
They're not supporting Linux out of good will. They're doing it because it's making them money. There are probably lots of people running rendering servers out there on top of Linux. Those are nvidia's real customers.
Hmm, you mean like nVidia being the only company providing fully featured 3D support for more than 2 decades before the Linux kernel team decided they'll start demanding one-sided changes from them?
I distincly remember years and years of using Linux on desktop where nVidia was the only hope of getting the same OGL features than Windows users were getting. Even when Linux was an irrelevant blip on everyones radar.