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In case anyone with pull at Intel is reading, let me say this: It strikes me as insane that you are not making it easier for Agner to get early access to your
by nkurz 10y ago
In case anyone with pull at Intel is reading, let me say this:
It strikes me as insane that you are not making it easier for Agner to get early access to your hardware. He's writing fabulous manuals for free that fill the gaps in the official sources. His work helps more programmers to get the most out of your hardware than just about anything else available. You should be throwing money at him to keep him doing this, or at least showering him offers of free pre-release hardware. But instead you are depending on his generosity and leaving it to chance whether he eventually finds a machine to test on.
Why?
- imode 10y agoI'm going to assume it's because Intel don't value the community surrounding their products very well. at least, the ones that append to their work in a way. a lot of companies tend towards that behavior. a lot of single developers tend towards that behavior. I don't like it because it represents a kind of destructive egotism. hopefully that's not what it is and it's just Intel not thinking too hard.
- dbcurtis 10y agoWell, it's been a few years since I worked at Intel, but I'm guessing it's just a misalignment of incentives. It's not that some people inside Intel don't realize who their friends are, it's just that those who do realize who their friends are do not get measured on treating their friends well. Nor does their boss, nor their boss's boss. Until their boss's boss does get measured on how well they treat Intel's friends. Then the friends get smothered in a bunch of distracting attention. You get what you measure for. Intel measures a lot. Intel fails to measure some important things. The same is probably true of any company with hyper-focused management. Maybe even your startup.