According to CNET latest reports, the founder of Linux is annoyed at Nvidia's lack of Linux support.
For those who do not know, Linus Torvalds, was once the chief architect of the Linux kernel and now acts as the project's coordinator. While, Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California, best known for its graphics processing units (GPUs).
Speaking at a forum hosted by the Aalto Centre for Entrepreneurship in Finland on June 14, Torvalds was confronted by a woman who was struggling to get Linux working on a laptop with an Nvidia Optimus graphics chip installed.
According to reports, the woman explained, "I was expecting that Nvidia would kind of chip in and do something...[but] they said flat out 'no' they're not doing any support."
That's all Torvalds needed to hear (see video below). "Nvidia has been one of the worst trouble spots we've had with hardware manufacturers. And that's really sad because Nvidia tries to sell chips, a lot of chips into the Android market. And Nvidia has been the single worst company we have ever dealt with," he said.
"So, Nvidia, f*** you," he said at the 49:59 mark, gesturing with his middle finger.
He continued. "I think it's really sad when you sell hardware and use Linux and you are being really difficult about it."
He then qualifies his statement--a bit. "Don't get me wrong I'm not saying that other companies are perfect either."
Let's insert a little perspective at this point. Torvalds has a history of speaking his mind. It's not hard to find quotable quotes about a variety of topics, including some very choice words about the security software crowd.
And, Nvidia of course is not obligated to support Linux--in the context that Torvalds is talking about--if Nvida deems Linux is not worth devoting resources to.
Nvidia declined to comment.
Source: CNET
