Linux Foundation - Open Source Days: Open Source at NVIDIA

[Tim Blokdijk]

I'm really interested in what compute approach AMD/Blender will pick with the Cycle X initiative. OpenCL is out, but what will replace it?
Might...

[Tim Blokdijk]

Yes, you woke up this morning and thought: lets tell people on Phoronix that "Open Source" is just an expression that's unrelated to the OSI...

[Tim Blokdijk]

Would be interesting to see game compatibility stats with Linux over time (via Proton or native).

[Tim Blokdijk]

Now, who doesn't like a little risky unprotected and insecure video playback on shady websites?
Just kidding. I wonder how effective it will be...

[Tim Blokdijk]

Not a single comment after 7+ hours. Lets just say that I'm really happy AMD provides all the necessary documentation for an independent driver implementation....

[Tim Blokdijk]

Nothing about open source divers.. but still interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6mTg3BEVg

[Tim Blokdijk]

I suspect that 'real' use of cryptocurrency will make open hardware more of a thing. Once losing your "privacy" directly translates to losing...

[Tim Blokdijk]

Whoo!! Have to admit, the little fanboy in me is excited!

[Tim Blokdijk]

Been running Linux 5.1.12 for the past days and it seems to be stable. Suspend fails to resume unfortunately.
Mainline 5.2-rc5 won't boot so it's...

[Tim Blokdijk]

I suspect it's the cstate bug, have been googeling for workarounds and information for months. Did not find any definitive guide. Lenovo just claims that...

[Tim Blokdijk]

Lenovo ThinkPad E585 here, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U with Radeon Vega Mobile.
Crashes every other day. It really sucks. Always bought ThinkPads for the...

[Tim Blokdijk]

In essence it's just a way to support Blender development, separate from the dev fund.

[Tim Blokdijk]

Blender Cloud is just the way to access all the production files of the movie projects. And it has training video's.
You can also host your own...

[Tim Blokdijk]

I would be very interested in Blender OpenCl tests.

[Tim Blokdijk]

Lets be real.. it was always an oxymoron - kernel developer and fucking.