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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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NVIDIA R550 Linux Driver's Open Kernel Modules Performing Well On GeForce GPUs (www.phoronix.com)

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[–] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You have to use the proprietary driver with GTX 1000 series cards and older to get good performance. 900 and 1000 series cards are cucked with no re-clocking on nouveau because they require signed firmware.

[–] cron@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You're right, the new open source driver does not support the 1000 series and older, only Turing (2000 series) and above.

[–] kugmo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

And 16 series, but that is also Turing.