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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by benchaney on Sunday May 07, 2017 @01:43AM (#14284048)
I wish that this security incident would get more attention. It seems fundamentally unfair that some projects that are essentially volunteer labor get so much scrutiny, while Intel doing some so fundamentally asshole-ish gets mostly ignored.
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by rfugger on Sunday May 07, 2017 @05:44AM (#14284656)
Being an advertiser has its privileges.
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by DKnoll on Sunday May 07, 2017 @05:53AM (#14284674)
If scrutiny improves the project it's ultimately a good thing.
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by d33 on Sunday May 07, 2017 @06:42AM (#14284815)
...which is exactly why Intel chips should get it too.
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by DKnoll on Sunday May 07, 2017 @06:48AM (#14284827)
Totally, but what I'm saying is it's not unfair, it's an inherent benefit of OSS.
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