I've heard this argument before and it's seems very myopic. The reason that they refuse to do it is because they can't afford to cover the whole fragmented market and keep control over the distribution of the software. Were they to offer the source code publicly, independent developers could adapt the software to other…
that had nothing to do with linux. the PRC wanted full source code and who knows what else from nvidia. no one in the west will ever be able to buy the systems the cards were intended for. some home brew PRC MIPS knockoff for there primary school computers. obviously nvidia did not get a sale. but it has nothing to do with…
Valve is up to all kinds of shit. One reason to put Steam on Linux is that it can start the long, slow process of divorcing Steam from purchased OS's like Windows and OSX. One reason you might do that is to provide better support to Steam's "Big Screen Mode" that Valve announced over a year ago, which is purpose built for…
every android device on the planet. ie (every mobile phone and tablet). ILM, Weta, Pixar, Mill... the large film studio all use linux with a few people with an extra windows workstation for various things. small android/linux tablet sized devices that match the graphics performance of Xbox/PS2 are the whole point of this i…