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This refers to a reply in the AMA that reads: "Thanks for the inquiry. Currently we do not have plans to release source code but you make a good argument for r

This refers to a reply in the AMA that reads: "Thanks for the inquiry. Currently we do not have plans to release source code but you make a good argument for reasons to do so. We will evaluate and find a way to work with security vendors and the community to everyone's benefit." To consider this 'consideration' seems rather.... hopeful.

shmerl 10y ago
They surely should do it. It would give them an advantage over Intel.
kilburn 10y ago
Later on she says: > I will bring this to the attention of the product team for serious consideration, so please feel like you have been heard even if we were not able to give you an easy 'yes' right away. Which is not a commitment of course, but goes the extra mile to make it clear that it's not your standard PR reply either. Let's hope!
- throwaway7767 10y ago
  Still sounds like a standard customer service response to me, just from a good CSR. "Please feel like you have been heard"? I think that captures it. I'd love it if this happened, it would make me change my purchasing habits to prefer AMD over Intel. But I'll believe it when I see it, and I can't say this post on their forums changes my assessment of the probabilities at all.
  - irq-1 10y ago
    The CEO and other management were in the same thread answering questions... but not that question. The reply is just polite PR unfortunately.
  - snovv_crash 10y ago
    It isn't on their forums, it is a Reddit AMA.
- Thoreandan 10y ago
  The slam-dunk would be if a factory-new processor's purchaser has the option to have the built in TrustZone ARM management chip able to trust keys provided by the owner (blow a fuse or something?), so unlike Intel IME, someone who wants to avoid their computer's Ring -3 being owned by organized crime can take steps more reasonable than http://hardenedlinux.org/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_firmware_on_sandybridge_and_ivybridge.html http://hardenedlinux.org/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_f...

shmerl 10y ago

They surely should do it. It would give them an advantage over Intel.

kilburn 10y ago

Later on she says: > I will bring this to the attention of the product team for serious consideration, so please feel like you have been heard even if we were not able to give you an easy 'yes' right away. Which is not a commitment of course, but goes the extra mile to make it clear that it's not your standard PR reply either. Let's hope!

throwaway7767 10y ago
Still sounds like a standard customer service response to me, just from a good CSR. "Please feel like you have been heard"? I think that captures it. I'd love it if this happened, it would make me change my purchasing habits to prefer AMD over Intel. But I'll believe it when I see it, and I can't say this post on their forums changes my assessment of the probabilities at all.
- irq-1 10y ago
  The CEO and other management were in the same thread answering questions... but not that question. The reply is just polite PR unfortunately.
- snovv_crash 10y ago
  It isn't on their forums, it is a Reddit AMA.
Thoreandan 10y ago
The slam-dunk would be if a factory-new processor's purchaser has the option to have the built in TrustZone ARM management chip able to trust keys provided by the owner (blow a fuse or something?), so unlike Intel IME, someone who wants to avoid their computer's Ring -3 being owned by organized crime can take steps more reasonable than http://hardenedlinux.org/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_firmware_on_sandybridge_and_ivybridge.html http://hardenedlinux.org/firmware/2016/11/17/neutralize_ME_f...