[nvidia-graphics-drivers] frustration with slow Nvidia drivers release schedule

[Scott Kitterman]

If you have a support contract with Canonical, then maybe Canonical has a 
support obligation, but Ubuntu, in particular for proprietary software, has no 
support "obligation".

Scott K

On Friday, September 06, 2013 15:14:55 AG Restringere wrote:
> It's very simple:
> 
> Nvidia "certifies" a driver in the "long lived branch", when it releases a
> new stable driver it recommends every Linux user to install that driver
> immediately for the best experience.  Ubuntu has a support obligation make
> the latest most up-to-date "certified" drivers available to all users of
> currently supported versions especially 12.04 LTS, 13.04 and 13.10.  If
> Ubuntu publishes out-of-date drivers and doesn't replace them when there's
> a newer one available it's a major problem.  Graphics drivers, second to
> the Linux Kernel itself and networking/wifi drivers, are the most important
> drivers on a desktop system, they require a very consistent and high level
> of maintenance to keep a system in good working order.
> 
> *Linux x86/IA32*
> Latest Long Lived Branch version:
> 319.49<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-319.49-driver.html>
> <--
> this is the STABLE driver, anything before this is out-of-date
> Latest Short Lived Branch version:
> 325.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-325.15-driver.html>
> <--
> this is the BETA driver, for testing purposes
> Latest Legacy GPU version (304.xx series):
> 304.108<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-304.108-driver.html>
> <--
> this is for legacy users, those with old graphics cards
> Latest Legacy GPU version (71.86.xx series):
> 71.86.15<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-71.86.15-driver.htm
> l> <--
> these are all other legacy drivers for even older cards
> Latest Legacy GPU version (96.43.xx series):
> 96.43.23<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-96.43.23-driver.htm
> l> <--
> Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series):
> 173.14.37<http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-display-ia32-173.14.37-driver.h
> tml> <--
> 
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix
> 
> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Jordon Bedwell <jordon at envygeeks.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira Castro
> > 
> > <p.oliveira.castro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Yes, that is what I was trying to say.
> > > They want it work and to be as fast as it can be, without worrying about
> > 
> > it.
> > 
> > I'm out of this one, the straw man just came out.
> > 
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