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Intel removes benchmarks conditions for Linux from Eula
Intel has removed the EULA restriction on the Linux microcode for CPUs. The new version no longer contains a ban on benchmarks and performance comparisons. Intel did not explain why that ban was in it.
Intel CEO Imad Sousou this in a tweet, Intel has simplified their conditions of the Linux microcode for distribution. The new conditions are much shorter than the version that Intel drew up earlier and the ban on making benchmarks and performance comparisons have disappeared and cannot be found anymore.
"We have simplified the Intel license to make it easier to distribute CPU microcode updates and posted the new version http://bit.ly/2w9RjtM. As an active member of the open source community, we continue to welcome all feedback and thank the community."
That results in this new excerpt:
Redistribution.
Redistribution and use in binary form, without modification, are permitted, provided that the following conditions are met:
- Redistributions must reproduce the above copyright notice and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- Neither the name of Intel Corporation nor the names of its suppliers may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
- No reverse engineering, decompilation, or disassembly of this software is permitted.
“Binary form” includes any format that is commonly used for electronic conveyance that is a reversible, bit-exact translation of binary representation to ASCII or ISO text, for example “uuencode.”
DISCLAIMER.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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#5577407 Posted on: 08/24/2018 12:06 PM
Thanks Lord for the power of the internet , sneaky Intel hahaha .
Thanks Lord for the power of the internet , sneaky Intel hahaha .
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#5577414 Posted on: 08/24/2018 12:33 PM
Yep, you cannot hide, someone will find you out
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Yep, you cannot hide, someone will find you out
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#5577427 Posted on: 08/24/2018 12:58 PM
Are they seriously paying people to come up with these ideas, only to disregard them the next day??
Are they seriously paying people to come up with these ideas, only to disregard them the next day??
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#5577605 Posted on: 08/24/2018 07:33 PM
I think the more concerning problem is they're so used to patting themselves on the back that they honestly had no idea such an EULA was going to piss people off. Someone must have reviewed and approved it before sending it out, and yet nobody at Intel questioned how stupid, antagonistic, or destructive this could've been.
Are they seriously paying people to come up with these ideas, only to disregard them the next day??
I think the more concerning problem is they're so used to patting themselves on the back that they honestly had no idea such an EULA was going to piss people off. Someone must have reviewed and approved it before sending it out, and yet nobody at Intel questioned how stupid, antagonistic, or destructive this could've been.
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#5577882 Posted on: 08/25/2018 09:27 PM
Maybe Intel played too much on the "people are lazy and dumb and don't read EULAs". There is a lot of software which reads the EULA and highlights the BS and gives you a gist.
More, a tech giant has a lot of opportunist people obsessed with finding a flaw, a patent infringement, anything that can be presented in court and milk some cash.
Maybe Intel played too much on the "people are lazy and dumb and don't read EULAs". There is a lot of software which reads the EULA and highlights the BS and gives you a gist.
More, a tech giant has a lot of opportunist people obsessed with finding a flaw, a patent infringement, anything that can be presented in court and milk some cash.
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#5577898 Posted on: 08/25/2018 10:50 PM
Steve Jobs would hate that I don't read them.
Steve Jobs would hate that I don't read them.
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#5577903 Posted on: 08/25/2018 11:13 PM
The same power that nixed Nvidias GPP.
Thanks Lord for the power of the internet , sneaky Intel hahaha .
The same power that nixed Nvidias GPP.
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Damage control was fast with this one...what i do not get is that in2018 you can not hide such changes people put em under the microscope...and everytime big companies end up with a big whoops ...am i the onlyone that think going forward and honest will be more beneficial ? I mean....if there is big perfomance hit there is no covering it even if you sell your soul to the devil....