= Nvidia
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Open source <driver (software)>/hardware interface specification??? E.g. on <Ubuntu>, a large part of the nastiest UI breaking bugs <Ciro Santilli> encountered over the years have been GPU related. Do you think that is a coincidence??? E.g. <ubuntu 21.10 does not wake up from suspend>.
\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36yNWw_07g]
{title=<Linus Torvalds> saying "Nvidia Fuck You" (2012)}
\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRZqE6H-dww]
{title=How Nvidia Won Graphics Cards by <Asianometry> (2021)}
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* <Doom (video game)> was the first <killer app> of <personal computer> 3D graphics! As opposed to professional rendering e.g. for <CAD> as was supported by <Silicon Graphics>
* https://youtu.be/TRZqE6H-dww?t=694 they bet on <Direct3D>
* https://youtu.be/TRZqE6H-dww?t=749 they wrote their own drivers. At the time, most <driver (software)>[drivers] were written by the <computer manufacturers>. That's insane!
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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuV-HyslPxk&list=WL]
{title=How Nvidia Won AI by <Asianometry> (2022)}