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Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now

From Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now
Date 2016-01-19 17:10 +0100
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>> Just for the record, if microcode can play with the CPU internal
>> system state, say, the bits that specify whether the CPU is in
>> supervisor or user state, there's not much to stop, for instance, a
>> microcode update from providing an undocumented trap to a hidden
>> routine in the BIOS that does deep packet inspection and arbitrary
>> forwarding.
>
> http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29730/processor-microcode-manipulation-to-change-opcodes

While we're on the topic of horrible horrible things that I don't want
to think about, and makes me want to move to a cave and run my own
transistor-based CPU:

https://libreboot.org/faq/#microcode

And more generally, secret chipset firmware: https://libreboot.org/faq/#intel

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Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-14 21:20 +0100
  Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now deloptes <deloptes@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-14 22:50 +0100
  Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-01-14 23:30 +0100
    Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 02:10 +0100
    Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Michael Haney <thezorch@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 02:50 +0100
      Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-01-15 12:10 +0100
        Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 16:40 +0100
          Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-01-15 17:10 +0100
            Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 17:20 +0100
              Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 13:50 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 17:00 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Anders Andersson <pipatron@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 17:10 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-20 14:10 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-20 14:40 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-20 18:40 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-21 16:00 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Alberto Salvia Novella <es20490446e@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 17:40 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-22 19:00 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now jdd <jdd@dodin.org> - 2016-01-22 23:20 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-23 01:30 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2016-01-29 02:20 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-01-23 11:20 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-01-24 05:40 +0100
                Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2016-01-24 12:30 +0100
    Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now shawn wilson <ag4ve.us@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 11:00 +0100
      Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Svante Signell <svante.signell@gmail.com> - 2016-01-15 11:40 +0100
      Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-01-15 12:10 +0100
    Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2016-01-15 15:10 +0100
      Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Zlatan Todoric <zlatan@riseup.net> - 2016-01-15 15:50 +0100
  Re: Libre graphics could become the standard if we push right now Paul Johnson <baloo@ursamundi.org> - 2016-01-15 10:00 +0100

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