# Linux Action News 240

URL: /show/linux-action-news/240/
> NVIDIA has announced its plans for an open-source GPU driver. Christian Schaller, the Director for Desktop, Graphics, Infotainment and more at Red Hat, gives us the inside scoop on this historic announcement.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 240
- Date: 2022-05-11
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Guests: christianschaller
- Duration: 00:21:21
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/57f4ff56-99d1-45a8-91c8-78c7652eb36f.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/uccdgoU47MQ



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### Episode Links

  * [Why is the open source driver release from NVidia so important for Linux? | Christian F.K. Schaller](https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2022/05/11/why-is-the-open-source-driver-release-from-nvidia-so-important-for-linux/ "Why is the open source driver release from NVidia so important for Linux? | Christian F.K. Schaller") — Today NVidia announced that they are releasing an open source kernel driver for their GPUs, so I want to share with you some background information and how this will impact Linux graphics and compute going forward. 
  * [NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules ](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-releases-open-source-gpu-kernel-modules/ "NVIDIA Releases Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules ") — This release is a significant step toward improving the experience of using NVIDIA GPUs in Linux, for tighter integration with the OS and for developers to debug, integrate, and contribute back.
  * [NVIDIA Transitioning To Official, Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Driver](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia-open-kernel&num=1 "NVIDIA Transitioning To Official, Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Driver") — NVIDIA's open kernel modules is already considered "production ready, opt-in" for data center GPUs. For GeForce and workstation GPUs, the open kernel module code is considered "alpha quality" but will be ramped up moving forward with future releases.