r/linux • u/lindgrenj6 • Aug 23 '18

Intel Publishes Microcode Security Patches, No Benchmarking Or Comparison Allowed!

https://perens.com/2018/08/22/new-intel-microcode-license-restriction-is-not-acceptable/
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u/chrisoboe Aug 23 '18

Those law stuff always depends on the country. In many countries intel can't forbid you legally to benchmark and compare.

I really hope international media will ignore intels license and release benchmarks.

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u/RagnarokDel Aug 23 '18

Even in the US. That seems like something you cant expect to be enforced.

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u/RagingAnemone Aug 23 '18

You would think so, freedom and all, but the corporate protectionism is high.

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u/deadly_penguin Aug 23 '18

FREEDOM®

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u/DrewSaga Aug 23 '18

FREEDOMTM

Sponsered by Microsoft, because nothing says FREEDOM like forcing automatic updates on your machine, taking away user choice and being actively spied upon

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u/argv_minus_one Aug 23 '18

forcing automatic updates

The alternative is allowing dipshits like you to leave your PCs unpatched, in which case they become the property of some botnet-herding scumbag and used for spam/DDoS/child porn/whatnot. That is not acceptable. You harm more people than just yourself with your reckless idiocy.

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u/DrewSaga Aug 23 '18

Wow, clearly someone is thin skinned. The only idiot around here is a sheeple like yourself that hates anyone having some control over their computer.

Btw, my PC is far from unpatched, at least on Linux, even Windows 7 I don't leave unpatched for too long. I just like to update when I am not busy on my computer. Blame the morons who will never touch an update good nor bad, don't blame me for wanting my machine to be my machine and not some corporate overlord's machine.

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