I'd prefer to see chips from scratch, rather than patching on features late in the game. We can be pretty sure chip makers will only patch problems as they are found instead of redesigning their chips to prevent future problems.
My reaction to the situation is that I'll no longer buy new hardware at all. Everything I buy now is second user, until I see chip makers pulling their finger out and doing what really needs doing. On top of that I'll only buy hardware that can be free software down to the bios. It should be nothing to them what runs in the bios, so I'll wait and see if they can be more flexible there (for however long it takes). Time to hold them all accountable I think. Cheers, chillfan ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On May 3, 2018 8:22 PM, Alessandro Selli <alessandrose...@linux.com> wrote: > https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-intel/next-generation-flaws-found-on-computer-processors-magazine-idUSKBN1I42BZ > > May 3, 2018 > > FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Researchers have found eight new flaws in computer > > central processing units that resemble the Meltdown and Spectre bugs > > revealed in January, a German computing magazine reported on Thursday. > > The magazine, called c’t, said it was aware of Intel Corp’s plans to patch > > the flaws, adding that some chips designed by ARM Holdings, a unit of > > Japan’s Softbank, might be affected, while work was continuing to establish > > whether Advanced Micro Devices chips were vulnerable. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Alessandro Selli > > Dng mailing list > > Dng@lists.dyne.org > > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
