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3 stories tagged open-source-drivers, newest first.

Screenshot of heise.de: Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux

Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux (heise.de)

785 points by OsrsNeedsf2P 10 months ago | 437 comments

Heise news article reporting that the HDMI Forum still blocks an open-source HDMI 2.1 driver for Linux, preventing Valve and AMD from enabling it on the Steam Machine.

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Screenshot of igalia.com: Helping Valve to power up Steam devices

Helping Valve to power up Steam devices (igalia.com)

803 points by TingPing 11 months ago | 291 comments

Igalia blog post describing its open-source engineering work helping Valve power the new Steam hardware devices announced in November 2025.

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Screenshot of developer.nvidia.com: NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Modules

NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Modules (developer.nvidia.com)

826 points by shaicoleman 2 years ago | 234 comments

NVIDIA Technical Blog post announcing the company's full transition to open-source GPU kernel modules for its Linux drivers.

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#open-source-drivers on Hacker News

Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux(heise.de)

Helping Valve to power up Steam devices(igalia.com)

NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Modules(developer.nvidia.com)

Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux (heise.de)

Helping Valve to power up Steam devices (igalia.com)

NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Modules (developer.nvidia.com)