Providing information is not the equivalent of open sourcing, Lonbjerg. Perhaps you should learn more about the subject before making sweeping statements.
Note: There are plenty of closed source hardware makers who work with the Linux developers.
Being a jerk may not be against the law but it doesn't mean people have to like, be kind, help, or not speak badly of a jerk.
So now, if you don't want to contribute...which is claimed is purely volunterly...you are now acting like a jerk?
Wow...talk about raping the language.
This thread was made with the purpose of smearing NVIDIA.
That why it it is placed in the V&G.
If the intent was about the policies in regards to open source...there is a much better suited subforum for that.
Where is should be.
The performance is not a issue with NVIDIA's linux drivers.
The featureset is not a issue with NVIDIA's linux drivers.
It's nothing V&G related.
The issue is about open source policies..and the apparent lack of freedom in choosing to go open source...or not.
That is the issue.
But that issue gets thrown a lot of decoys.
Just the fact that you don't agree with Linus is enough to try and herring and focus on ad hominem instead.
My question is then:
Why is there no real choice in choosing to participate or not particiate in the fuzzy-warm-feelings-open-source-hugs-feast....with-the-occasional-flipped-finger?