Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:04:57 +0200 Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net tuxnhzVyUWaxFQAEwxLjDwYdV0rko9dXwFA7mq4MRqLdbbfy7Y Cancel-Lock: sha1:GDcOKHiKjvhIzu5fV6dtG32f+mg= sha256:4j8Bv7NFI1L45doORTtNOXYmw9g4IKZiNT4GBJPJ7+A= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-CA, es-ANY In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:71017 On 2025-08-14 09:08, c186282 wrote: > On 8/14/25 12:58 AM, rbowman wrote: >> https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-trouble-intel-employees-drivers- >> laid- >> off/ >> >> I've got a couple of Intel processors but they're 4th generation or older >> so I doubt I'll see a problem. When I did the Patch Tuesday update on my >> company laptop yesterday I did notice it was flashing a new Intel update. >> >> I've always favored AMD and my newest boxes are Ryzen 7s. With Intel >> seemingly trying to commit suicide in a very messy fashion I wouldn't buy >> a new machine with 'Intel Inside'. > >   I'd always had ISSUES with AMD - and thus >   avoid them to this day. They are ALMOST >   Intel compatible ... almost .... I had and have trouble with Intel video. My current laptop and desktop are AMD. Not a single problem. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R.