> Nvidia’s position seems to be that Linux needs to grow up and provide a stable driver API and ABI, and stop claiming anyone is a “bad actor” just because they don’t want to put their drivers under the GPL, make them part of the Linux kernel source tree, and essentially give up control of them. I’m honestly surprised the major distros haven’t gotten together to do this, in a shared fork if necessary. It’s outright embarrassing that this attitude still infects the Linux project.

I don't find it embarrassing that Linux maintainers prefer to leave every line of code in the kernel up for improvement, rather than desperately replicating known misbehaviours until a new five-to-ten year waterfall release comes. AMD's drivers work great, I buy AMD because instead of getting upset that they don't get to call all the shots, they put in the work and make peace with the establishment.

NVIDIA would rather throw a pathetic, childish tantrum and blame everyone else for their arrogant position which leaves their customers begging maintainers to comply and work on their own time to enrich NVIDIA.