Andy Smith writes: > I think if we stopped using Intel and AMD then there would be some > other near-monopoly manufacturer that would arise and embed > unauditable blobs so we'd be in exactly the same position. To arrive > at a situation where the entirety of the CPU was open to inspection > would probably require a complete reworking of the modern economy, > i.e. make it less purely capitalist for a start.
More capitalist: eliminate copyrights and patents. Eliminating the capital gains tax break would also help. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA
