He also mentioned he is happy to publicly point them out and their problems, so his nvidia statements continued. He is, as he describes himself, a socks and sandal kind of guy, a tinkerer. Linus torvalds returns to linux after time off for being a. Linus torvalds fbombs nvidia over lack of linux support. They make a driver for their video cards to work on linux, but its not open source so it cant be integrated in linux. Why did linus torvalds give a middle finger to nvidia during a. Linus shares his predictions for 2001 in the world of open source software using his plastic ball the crystal one broke. Nvidia has responded to linus torvalds attack, claiming it fully. Jun 19, 2012 linux creator linus torvalds didnt mince any words with his criticism of nvidia earlier this week calling it, among other things, the single worst company weve ever dealt with. He also famously flipped off nvidia for omitting graphics card hardware drivers in linuxs opensource code. The whole antimicrosoft thing was sometimes funny as a joke, but not really. Linus torvalds is the mastermind behind linux, and well known for his very colourful opinions on things, like the time he flipped nvidia the finger. Nvidia has been one of the worst trouble spots weve had with hardware manufacturers, torvalds said.
Linux creator linus torvalds didnt mince any words with his criticism of nvidia earlier this week calling it, among other things, the single worst company weve ever dealt with. Jan 22, 2018 nvidia s a100 gpu coming to a cloud near you, darpa details ai war games, intel wants to help scan your brain. Torvalds had long defended the acerbic practice, saying in 20 he refused to fake. Torvalds proceeded to raise his hand and present his middle finger. Linus torvalds has often been known for his openness. How the hardware works and how the software interacts with it are trade secrets ones very heavily defended and for good reason. Nvidias a100 gpu coming to a cloud near you, darpa details ai war games, intel wants to help scan your brain. The rants of linux creator linus torvalds often become public through the linux. While linux and other open source technologies continue to rule the server and mobile markets, the desktop arena is still dominated by windows. Oct 22, 2018 he also famously flipped off nvidia for omitting graphics card hardware drivers in linuxs opensource code.
The talk was recorded, so the moment has been preserved for posterity jump. Post the linux kernel mailing list, web september 24, 2003. Linus torvalds has unleashed a sweary rant on the linux kernel mailing list, labelling some members braindamaged for their preferred method of punctuating comments. Jan 25, 2018 linus torvalds is the mastermind behind linux, and well known for his very colourful opinions on things, like the time he flipped nvidia the finger. Linux creator linus torvalds isnt happy with nvidia. Linus torvald, creator of linux, says nvidia is a shitty company. Nvidia addresses linus torvalds fuck you nvidia remark. Torvalds, the main force behind the linux kernel, was speaking at a forum hosted by aalto center for entrepreneurship in otaniemi, finland, on june 14, when he was asked a. He was already in finland, so aalto university arranged a talk session with him video.
Jun 19, 2012 torvalds proceeded to raise his hand and present his middle finger. In a surprise reversal, the graphics chip designer has released experimental software to. Of course, nvidias track record with windows drivers isnt. Jun 18, 2012 linus torvalds, the software engineer who became the chief architect of the linux kernel, has hit out against graphics giant nvidia for its lack of support for the linux platform. That is really sad because nvidia tries to sell chips into the android market, and nvidia has been the single worst company weve ever dealt with. I want to have gfe on linux and good drivers, opengl support on all games and that all. Jun 20, 2012 torvalds, the main force behind the linux kernel, was speaking at a forum hosted by aalto center for entrepreneurship in otaniemi, finland, on june 14, when he was asked a question about nvidia s. Why did linus torvalds give a middle finger to nvidia during. New submitter jppiiroinen writes linus torvalds received the millennium prize last week for his work on linux operating system.
Torvalds created linux in 1991 as an open source alternative to microsoft windows, which was on its way to dominating the computer market. What the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. Linus torvalds, the creator of linux, and a champion of free and open source software has finally call it a day and has agreed to join microsoft as the project head of the upcoming windows 9 project. The legend says that nvidia still is a shitty company and that occasionaly linus torvald says fuck you.
According to cio, torvalds gave a comment about linux on the desktop at. In a surprise reversal, the graphics chip designer has released experimental software to help opensource programmers use its new tegra. Jt smith linux knowledge portal interviews linus torvalds. Linus torvalds, the software engineer who became the chief architect of the linux kernel, has hit out against graphics giant nvidia for its lack of. Linus torvalds in sweary rant about punctuation in kernel. Linux can still beat windows in the desktop war, and linus.
Linus torvalds, the software engineer who became the chief architect of the linux kernel, has hit out against graphics giant nvidia for its lack of support for the linux platform. Oct 26, 2009 according to amds chris schlaeger, participating at the 1st annual japan linux symposium october 2123 in tokyo, at one point a small group led by linux founder linus torvalds took a break to go to the windows 7 booth that was coincidentally or not located just opposite the symposium, there to dwell on the meaningfulness of the situation. Dec 16, 2016 linus torvalds, the creator of linux, and a champion of free and open source software has finally call it a day and has agreed to join microsoft as the project head of the upcoming windows 9 project. Linux creator linus torvalds is sorry for being a jerk. He said that linux is the only operating system that uses the same kernel across all devices and that this includes microsoft windows. Jul 11, 2016 linus torvalds has unleashed a sweary rant on the linux kernel mailing list, labelling some members braindamaged for their preferred method of punctuating comments. All in all linus torvalds will have a really positive impact on microsoft and im already looking forward where this journey will bring us to. Feb 03, 2014 torvalds gives nvidia software thumbs up, not middle finger. Linus torvalds to join microsoft to head windows 9 project.
Apr 01, 2016 windows will be phased out over the next few years and the future will be linux. Linus torvalds calls intels spectremeltdown patches. If you missed it, see the aforelinked article that provides a video of what he said about nvidia along with flicking off nvidia. Long after linux, windows server containers finally arrive on. In a forum hosted by aalto center for entrepreneurship in otaniemi, finland on june 14, he shared his thoughts on nvidia again.
A, a person asks why nvidia does not play well with linux. Windows 10 moves closer to true linux with graphical. I talk to microsoft engineers at various conferences, and i feel like, yes, they have changed, and the engineers are happy. In the talk he called nvidia the single worst company we have ever dealt with and ended his green comments with nvidia. Linus torvalds is not a huge fan of apple products. Linus torvalds, the creator of the linux kernel, has called out nvidia for. Nvidia responds to linus torvalds rant pc perspective. Nvidia officials are not going to change the way they approach linux, regardless of the obscenitylaced rant aimed at it by the man who helped create the opensource linux kernel, linus torvalds.
Jun 17, 2012 torvalds began by stating that nvidia is an exception to linux support rather than the rule in terms of their lack of friendliness towards opensource drivers and the linux community, etc. According to amds chris schlaeger, participating at the 1st annual japan linux symposium october 2123 in tokyo, at one point a small group led by linux founder linus torvalds took a break to go to the windows 7 booth that was coincidentally or not located just opposite the symposium, there to dwell on the meaningfulness of the situation. Torvalds remarks were made last week during a live interview at finlands. In 2012, he told nvidia fuck you and flipped the company the bird for omitting. Jun 19, 2012 nvidia s pr department has issued a statement following the harsh comments by linus torvalds last week where he referred to the graphics company as the single worst company they have ever dealt with, called them out on not supporting optimus, and other issues. Why did linus torvalds give a middle finger to nvidia. Linux creator linus torvalds may call nvidia the single worst company the linux community has ever. Late last week, at a hacker meetup in finland, torvalds laid into nvidia, calling it the single worst company.
The outburst, prompted by an audience question about linux support for nvidias graphics products, ended with torvalds raising his middle finger and sending a. It looks like torvalds is playing the uno reverse card. Also, nvidia is still king for performance amd has caught up a bit, but arent 100% up to nvidia, no 95% or whatever is not good enough. Linux developers decided to make an open source driver for nvidia, basically working for them for.
Nvidia addresses linus torvalds fuck you nvidia remark by hubert nguyen, on 06192012 18. Linus torvalds the father of the linux kernel will join microsoft. Torvalds drops fbomb on nvidia community linuxinsider. Basically if you dont mind closed drivers and want the best opengl performance and the best game compatibility and arent using a laptop or anything with prime and dont care for wayland nvidia. Nvidia officials said they wont change the way they support linux. Apr 10, 2016 while linux and other open source technologies continue to rule the server and mobile markets, the desktop arena is still dominated by windows. During a packedhouse discussion with students and developers at aalto university in helsinki, finland, linus torvalds, the chief architect of the. Jun 17, 2012 what the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. Linux creator linux torvalds knows this fact very well. Linus torvalds just before he dropped the fbomb on nvidia. The talk was recorded, so the moment has been preserved for posterity jump to the 49 minute mark for his remarks about nvidia. Nov 10, 2011 what the tech industry has learned from linus torvalds. Linus torvalds, the creator of the linux kernel, isnt shy about criticizing things. Recently linus torvalds stated that nvidia is the worst company to work with in regards to the linux kernel.
Linus torvalds has exhorted gpumaker nvidia to indulge in sexual intercourse. As we have seen over the last weeks, microsoft is currently going through a. Nvidias pr department has issued a statement following the harsh comments by linus torvalds last week where he referred to the graphics company as the single worst company they have ever dealt with, called them out on not supporting optimus, and other issues. According to bloomberg, linus will be working on a new kernel design for microsoft that will make, usually vulnerable, windows os virtually. Nvidia pr responds to torvalds harsh words phoronix.
Linus torvalds calls nvidia the worst company ever phoronix. This time, torvalds is getting rather vocal about his views on the patches released by intel to deal with spectre and meltdown. Nvidia, torvalds spar over gpu makers support of linux. Torvalds gives nvidia software thumbs up, not middle. Nvidia responds to fbomb from linus torvalds wired. Torvalds gives nvidia software thumbs up, not middle finger. Linus torvalds isnt worried about microsoft taking over linux.
Nvidia responds to linus torvalds rant last week, the founder of linux linus torvalds gave a speech at the aalto center for entrepreneurship. Because you really shouldnt complain when amd did what the community asked them to do and handed over the specs, or did everyone forget how many times weve heard just open up the specs and well support the hardware. Over the past two decades, the linux founder has gained a reputation for offering unfiltered views on technology. Linus torvalds fbombs nvidia over lack of linux support zdnet.
Be sure to checkout the free sqlpassion performance tuning training plan you get a weekly email packed with all the essential knowledge you need to know about performance tuning on sql server. When asked by a woman about the lack of support from nvidia for linux systems, linus torvalds expressed his hate for nvidia, which is one of the largest suppliers of computer chips largely graphics chips but. Even so, the linux creator is absolutely in love with the macbook. Linus torvalds calls intels spectremeltdown patches utter. Linus torvalds, the chief architect of the linux kernel, railed against nvidia for its approach to linux. Hi, i am a big fan of this company, i have a shield, always bought nvidia video cards but now, i just want to say the same thing that linus torvalds said, because i discovered that most of the support is only on windows and i just want to uninstall it to have only my linux mint on my hdd. Linus torvalds, the creator of the linux kernel, has called out nvidia for their poor graphics drivers support in a public presentation. Heck, even linus torvalds is prepared to keep fighting the good fight, and he declares that he is still working on it.