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Maybe you could just use it for the datacenter anyway. NVIDIA doesn't have a right to know how you are using it.

What are they going to do, call you and ask how you are using the GPUs? Don't answer. Message you on Facebook? Don't answer. Visit you? Don't publish your address.

Alternatively, just don't call it a datacenter. Just call it a private internet gaming cafe or something of that sort. NVIDIA doesn't have a right to know what's actually inside.

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I suppose you may get raided by an organization like the BSA upon suspicion (e.g. when you get reported by a disgruntled employee).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BSA_(The_Software_Alliance)

Build your dreams in a country whose government won't give a damn about enforcing it then. I can think of several where you can safely do so, and the government will just laugh it off as a waste of time if someone tried to file a suit about something like this.

The US will fall behind in tech if it insists on enforceability of things like this.

All of the BSA members are US tech companies. One could argue the enforceability of US Copyright law is to protect this industry.

Most companies would rather just buy the enterprise card than go through all of this hassle. Its not even a rip off when you consider that the enterprise cards pay for the research and development on cuda which puts enterprise grade tools in the hands of students and hobbiests.

AMDs version is simply not supporting their version of cuda (rocm) on consumer cards (the navi ones anyway)

> Its not even a rip off when you consider that the enterprise cards pay for the research and development on cuda which puts enterprise grade tools in the hands of students and hobbiests.

Monopolists can do anything with your money including sitting on their hands. Also, supporting students and hobbyists may be noble, but education is something we all pay tax for.

Also, hobbyists would be better served if they could develop their own version of cuda.

I suppose to the idea is that you can't use the driver..

Let's say I do this in Russia or Morocco or whatever.

How are they going to prevent me from doing so?

How are you going to sell said cloud service to companies doing business in the US or EU?

Using the internet and a payment processor, of course. The true hardware would be hidden from the client in one way or another to protect from judgements, and any inspection would be respectfully denied.

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