• Anon819450514@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Does that mean we’ll get more and better firmware updates? Please explain like I’m no firmware dev.

    • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nzM
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      1 year ago

      Not really. Instead of dumping all the drivers into one repo, there’s now a separate repo just for GPU drivers, which is just a staging area, before they get merged into the main repo.

      If you ask “why”? It’s like creating an extra folder so that your files are organized better.

      As an end user, it’s not going to change anything for us.

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        1 year ago

        It does mean you are more likely to get eyeballs on your driver from other people doing graphics card driver work. That usually results in higher quality and a higher likelihood of catching issues.

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          Only if they know about the repo, and apparently the Nvidia employee responsible for submitting patches upstream didn’t.

          Maybe that’s why their drivers are so bad? /s