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After seeing comments around the Internet on the article, one thing I wanted to add is this: The question is not whether Intel would accept a settlement of doc
by bunnie 9y ago
After seeing comments around the Internet on the article, one thing I wanted to add is this:
The question is not whether Intel would accept a settlement of documentation instead of money, or whether Spectre/Meltdown are bugs or not.
The question is whether /you/ would offer an exchange of documentation for release of liability. Whether or not the maker accepts the offer is orthogonal to whether you are willing to take the first step in breaking the vicious cycles that keeps hardware closed.
If you're not willing to give any allowance for the fact that sharing documentation exposes makers to more liability, then stop demanding transparency. Nobody should be obligated to put themselves in harm's way solely for your benefit or as intellectual entertainment. Likewise, learn to live with proprietary drivers, undocumented bugs, backdoors, and potential exploits hidden in your hardware, because without a transparency compromise, none of these problems will have a sustainable solution.
- lvoudour 9y agoThe question is whether /you/ would offer an exchange of documentation for release of liability. Whether or not the maker accepts the offer is orthogonal to whether you are willing to take the first step in breaking the vicious cycles that keeps hardware closed. As an individual I would be more than happy to make the exchange. The pitchfork-carrying crowd that rants online? - most would be happy to make the exchange as well i believe. The important question in my opinion is, are their business partners willing to absolve them of any liability in exchange for transparency? I don't think it makes sense for them - I don't think it makes sense in any business.
- Iv 9y agoI don't trust the companies to be held accountable in court anyway. Open it up and let the market punish those who release buggy hardware with reputation loss!
- Chris2048 9y agoThe compromise is that you don't prefer transparent competitors, or launch lawsuits against them. Events like Spectre might represent a sustainable solution if the law gives the backlash teeth.