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Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off
Date	2025-08-14 20:45 +0000
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 03:08:07 -0400, 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 did run into an issue with the early Athlons that didn't implement some 
of the SSE extensions but that was years ago and even then the current AMD 
processors were okay.

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Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-14 04:58 +0000
  Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-14 03:08 -0400
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      Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off Jason H <jason_hindle@yahoo.com> - 2025-08-14 20:48 +0000
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      Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-14 16:53 +0100
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              Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its? drivers are laid off The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-17 14:14 +0100
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    Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-15 07:22 +1000
      Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-14 23:38 +0200
        Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-15 08:35 +0000
          Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-15 11:00 +0200
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            Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-16 10:24 +1000
              Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off TJ <TJ@noneofyour.business> - 2025-08-16 08:26 -0400
                Re: Linux hits a snag as Intel employees maintaining some of its drivers are laid off The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-16 14:07 +0100
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