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Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction by stuaxo on Friday January 05, 2018 @04:14PM (#16081708)
I guess along the lines that closed source "security" is an oxymoron.
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Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction by matthewmacleod on Friday January 05, 2018 @04:28PM (#16081824)
That’s true to some extent, but it’s not like open source software is free from security issues. Open source might make it easier to find and fix issues, but it can’t avoid them entirely.
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Re:AMD ships microcode update to disable some branch prediction by SAI_Peregrinus on Friday January 05, 2018 @05:59PM (#16082543)
Open source is necessary but not sufficient for security. Secure systems are a strict subset of open systems.
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