Originally posted by rmic
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They implement half of the operating system in closed source, and only communicate with the rest of the system through a small number of system calls.
The open source stack consists of many different projects, because 3d graphics touches many parts of the entire operating system. Linux kernel, libdrm, Mesa, X.org. They all have to be in sync.
If it makes you feel better, I update my FOSS drivers once a day. Year-round.
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