Boooo! Thanks for the analysis. On Jun 8, 2014 9:34 AM, "Antoine Martin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 28/03/14 10:38, Antoine Martin wrote: > > On 28/03/14 04:25, ... wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> This open source project uses NVENC without requiring users to have > their > >> own developer key: https://obsproject.com/ > >> > >> What is the difference between OBS and xpra that xpra users must supply > >> their own developer key to use NVENC? > > According to my magic divining skills (or google search second hit): > > https://twitter.com/OBSProject/status/431481382733627392 > > " Using NVENC just got easier - the latest @NVIDIAGeForce beta driver no > > longer requires a license key! http://www.geforce.com/drivers"; > > > > I haven't confirmed that myself yet, and that project is for MS Windows > > only, so there may be some difference in the drivers too. > > I will update the wiki once this has been tested. > Quick update on this: NVidia's contempt for Linux users continues unabated. > The latest Linux drivers still require a license key to function with > consumer cards, not only that but they have also changed those keys > during the stable updates to their drivers: the latest 331 and 334 > drivers now require different keys than they did before. > With the 337 branch it is even worse: the newer keys are accepted, but > the API has changed and so the codec needs to be rebuilt against the > newer API headers, which have not been released yet.. So this one is a > complete no go at present. > It also means that the nvenc codec in xpra is actually tied to specific > versions of the drivers, which is another system maintenance headache. > > > Start of rant: > "Proprietary Tyrants" > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-tyrants.html > " A/tyrant/device is one that refuses to allow users to install a > different operating system or a modified operating system. These devices > have measures to block execution of anything other than the “approved” > system versions. We also refer to this practice as/tivoization/." > > "Proprietary Sabotage" > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary-sabotage.html > > "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master--and if you use the program, > he is your master." - RMS > End of rant. > > Cheers > Antoine > _______________________________________________ > shifter-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users > _______________________________________________ shifter-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.devloop.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/shifter-users
