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Re:Introducing Project Mu by kitd on Thursday December 20, 2018 @04:51AM (#18723628)
When I switched from Windows to Linux, seeing security updates that included CPU microcode firmware was a bizarre experience.
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Re:Introducing Project Mu by SXX on Thursday December 20, 2018 @05:43AM (#18723835)
Why is that? Windows Update also ship CPU microcode uodates since forever.
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Re:Introducing Project Mu by kitd on Thursday December 20, 2018 @08:22AM (#18724654)
They do, but Windows updates are much more opaque (IME). Seeing microcode being updated brought home how small the distance between hardware/firmware and software, which was OP's point.
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