Public bug reported:
Vulnerabilities always exist in the world of computers. If fixing a
driver is all that is required to make it work for the users like me who
require it then that should be done. One need only attach a disclaimer
that the driver should be used at one's own risk and problem solved.
We as the Linux community shouldn't default to the ms model that shuts
out end users and relegates perfectly working hardware to the land fill.
I've run outdated drivers and OS's before and security threats were far
and few between if any.
All that said the Nouveau driver is incompatible with many Nvidia cards
still in use out there, crashing and freezing new installations of the
Ubuntu 18.04 Family.
We've come so far in the last 3 years with simplifying the transition
from other OSes to user friendly distros like Ubuntu Mate etc...this is
not the time to turn those new users away. Users with slightly older but
very usable hardware who are looking for an alternative.
Let's keep the momentum going...the more converts the better...and this
is really the time to do it.
If a patch to the 304.137 is not a solution then perhaps fix the Nouveau
driver so that it works with legacy Nvidia cards...Now that would be a
positive step forward.
** Affects: nvidia-graphics-drivers-304 (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1770550
Title:
Nvidia driver 304.137 unsupported in Ubuntu Mate 18.04
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