Post AJv0FuH2ft0IpP1LbE by shuro@friends.deko.cloud
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(DIR) Post #AJuqq8HH5TLf8wlSyW by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T16:08:34Z
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https://github.com/intel/intel-sdsiDrivers for this landed in the Linux 5.18 yesterday.Are we going to just ignore this?
(DIR) Post #AJur5tiL0AVqbnwNIe by rysiek@mastodon.technology
2022-05-28T16:11:25Z
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@drq no. My next server is going to be an AMD. Same with my next laptop.
(DIR) Post #AJura3J9tdUd3EXffs by a1ba@expired.mentality.rip
2022-05-28T16:16:52.826438Z
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@drq can't wait until somebody hacks Intel for good
(DIR) Post #AJurknPDMS3wusUuZs by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2022-05-28T16:18:13Z
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@drq I mean given that Linux is ~99% corporate… probably?
(DIR) Post #AJurlgCLdzS0qttueu by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T16:18:59Z
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@rysiek I wish it were so easy.AMD is generally a "good guy" (or... gal?) only by virtue of being an underdog. When they come up on top, their behavior changes rapidly, and not for the better.No big corp is your friend.
(DIR) Post #AJus90f3jFbYygSGAK by gruff@mastodon.technology
2022-05-28T16:23:10Z
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@drq Oh my God, somebody shat on the kernel.
(DIR) Post #AJusHHko3w1AJ45aqW by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T16:24:41Z
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@aral The question is not about how "corporate" something is or not, the question is what does it actually do. And this seems first and foremost to pave a way for implementing microtransactions-style business model in *actual* hardware, silicon space.
(DIR) Post #AJuu7BhRutRuXgpd44 by didek@101010.pl
2022-05-28T16:45:14Z
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@drq And now my installation will feel more dirty...
(DIR) Post #AJuuBRGdyis5z0Jww4 by uncapybarable@mastodon.social
2022-05-28T16:46:02Z
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@drq Oh, gross.
(DIR) Post #AJuuOESmtYlw2J6LSa by byteborg@chaos.social
2022-05-28T16:48:20Z
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@drqReeks IBM s390 CPU licensing all over the place...@aral
(DIR) Post #AJuvmLce1tzt8xm6Yy by masukomi@connectified.com
2022-05-28T17:03:53Z
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@drq @aral trying to understand: Is the implication here that linux is officially adding support for hobbled CPUs that you need to pay additional money _after_ buying to unlock features of?
(DIR) Post #AJuwe3pYOYx1bJQR0K by rysiek@mastodon.technology
2022-05-28T17:13:36Z
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@drq absolutely. But I also need computing devices, and I have to work within a particular crappy world. I can try to change it a bit here and there, but CPU design happens not to be my forte. 🤷♀️
(DIR) Post #AJuxAVqrkTUnm1VtNw by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T17:19:29Z
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@masukomi Yes. It's not necessarily Linux' fault though, I think, because the alternative would be "we're not working on these devices", I suppose.@aral
(DIR) Post #AJuy3eRZVNlyLeyT8S by masukomi@connectified.com
2022-05-28T17:29:27Z
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@drq @aral yeah. hard choice. There are ivory tower idealistic choices, and then there are practical ones.... :/
(DIR) Post #AJuzMrqpyqgxO4WF3A by shuro@friends.deko.cloud
2022-05-28T17:41:03Z
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What do you propose though?Would you prefer to have no support for SDS so less hardware works with Linux properly/natively? It won't solve the problem of hardware monopolies.
(DIR) Post #AJuzMsEEZrPIYdSvWC by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T17:44:07Z
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@shuro Same as I propose with stuff like DRM, Games as a Service, etc. I propose asking Intel, what is it they're actually trying to do here, who is it going to benefit and at whose expense, and, ultimately if it even should be legal or not.
(DIR) Post #AJuzppxg5LJbvNX43k by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T17:49:22Z
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@shuro In my view, point of sale is where the seller forfeits all decision-making power over a good for a buyer in exchange for money.This is clearly an attempt to retain control over a good after a point of sale, and cripple the product for good if that fails. This is the root of all evil. This is what creates this unhealthy power dynamic we all know and love as "DRM". This is DRM in hardware.
(DIR) Post #AJv09Nk6iCbqCGVLAu by youkarah@cybre.space
2022-05-28T17:52:53Z
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@drq Gross
(DIR) Post #AJv0FuH2ft0IpP1LbE by shuro@friends.deko.cloud
2022-05-28T17:50:37Z
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It just seems weird that here you link SDS support in Linux, not Intel themselves.As for your question I am sure the answer will be "cheaper and more available CPUs for everyone" :)
(DIR) Post #AJv0FujOyRgmFMHzns by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T17:54:04Z
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@shuro Well, that's where I find out hardware news. Because if it doesn't work in Linux, I don't care :)As for your answer, well that's what they always say. It's the corporate version of "go fuck yourself", really. And we need to demand real answers.
(DIR) Post #AJv0cm4JLdN42XyCci by shuro@friends.deko.cloud
2022-05-28T17:56:34Z
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"Fuck you, now pay me" is their usual answer.I am not sure this can be solved through free market means.
(DIR) Post #AJv0cmVFjSvDO6ZicK by drq@mastodon.ml
2022-05-28T17:58:11Z
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@shuro Yep.
(DIR) Post #AJvGsIpHR997FKMkHw by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2022-05-28T21:00:15Z
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@drq Which I’m sure Linux’s biggest names: IBM, etc., have absolutely no problem with.
(DIR) Post #AJvTNGuvmawlkkXhpY by n8chz@queer.party
2022-05-28T23:20:20Z
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@drq @aral Oh, I think it very much is a question of how corporate something is. I have yet to see a monetization strategy that does not revolve around some value-subtracted feature. Not that I approve of working for free, but between no volunteer work and no cynical monetization gimmicks I see no possible solution. Or even a middle ground, such as allowing some antifeature categories and disallowing others. Seems those goalposts always get moved eventually.
(DIR) Post #AJvmDGbzxg7f2Ud7BI by aral@mastodon.ar.al
2022-05-28T21:04:56Z
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@masukomi @drq And then there are things not being what we might think they are. Linux is a corporate operate system that happens to be open source. Surveillance capitalism runs on Linux. Yes, some of us also use it for other reasons (and thank goodness it exists) but let’s not kid ourselves that the reason it does is anything but because it meets corporate needs and gets corporate funding. And my point is that the corporations that fund/develop Linux likely don’t have any objections to this.
(DIR) Post #AJvmDGwYjEZM4GFXEG by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2022-05-29T02:51:26.501691Z
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@aral >Linux is a corporate operate system that happens to be open sourceLinux isn't even an OS, yet alone "open source".Linux is a kernel, that is free software, although it does have a bunch of proprietary software in it in violation of the license (which can be removed to make it all free software).>Surveillance capitalism runs on LinuxI would say that it's helped just as much as GNU than Linux, as GNU lets you use bash scripts.A tool is not bad, just because people can do bad things with it.>it meets corporate needs and gets corporate fundingI don't really care about this, as long as it's under a free software copyleft license - that way they can't get you.The corporate funding isn't the problem, that fact the corporations keep violating the GPLv2 with no recourse is the problem.