Re:A question (Score 1)

The code doesn't have to be GPL or any such. They could release it under their own license that specifically states the code can only be used for a driver for nVidia cards. The only thing necessary is the ability to improve the code at will. (I think they would find it advantageous to go to GPL later, but that's another discussion.)

You are right, but I can't help thinking, how many distros could ship those drivers by default ? will I have to download them from a third party repository (deja vu..) will the licence be permisive enough so that the devs consider the code can be merged into the kernel ?