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Nvidia Warp: A Python framework for high performance GPU simulation and graphics

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490 points jarmitage | 5 comments | 14 Jun 24 13:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.825s | source
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eigenvalue ◴[14 Jun 24 14:23 UTC] No.40681204[source]▶
I really like how nvidia started doing more normal open source and not locking stuff behind a login to their website. It makes it so much easier now that you can just pip install all the cuda stuff for torch and other libraries without authenticating and downloading from websites and other nonsense. I guess they realized that it was dramatically reducing the engagement with their work. If it’s open source anyway then you should make it as accessible as possible.
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jjmarr ◴[14 Jun 24 14:27 UTC] No.40681241[source]▶
It being on GitHub doesn't mean it's open-source.

https://github.com/NVIDIA/warp?tab=License-1-ov-file#readme

Looks more "source available" to me.

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1. nitinreddy88 ◴[14 Jun 24 15:29 UTC] No.40681775[source]▶
That's what open-source means. Source code is open for reading. It has nothing to do with Licensing. You can have any type of license on top of that based on your business needs
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2. dagenix ◴[14 Jun 24 15:42 UTC] No.40681859[source]▶
That may be your definition, but that's not everyone's definition. Wikipedia, for example, says:

> Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software

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3. j-r-d ◴[14 Jun 24 15:53 UTC] No.40681941[source]▶
No. That's not how it works. It's great that they're making source available but if I can't modify and distribute it, it's not open.
4. TimeBearingDown ◴[14 Jun 24 18:52 UTC] No.40683753[source]▶
No. The Open Source Initiative maintains the definition, which is accepted internationally by multiple government agencies.

https://opensource.org/osd

https://opensource.org/authority

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