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The Linux gaming market is too small for Nvidia to care, but the GPU computing market isn't.
So we can add "use an older kernel" and "use a modified kernel with that protection removed" to the list of options.
Using an older kernel isn't a long-term solution. And according to the kernel devs, either using and older kernel in that way or modifying the kernel to remove these protections still violates the license even if it bypasses the technical protections.
(I'm guessing Nvidia will keep shimming and rely on either not being sued or winning the lawsuit.)
As long as they get support for it. Big corps don't buy anything without 7 layers of scapegoats to point at.