-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 04/24/2016 09:58 PM, Marc Landolt wrote: > UPDATE: > >> staying glued to an architecture that is not only effectively single >> source, ... > > http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/AMD-lizenziert-erstmals-x86-Technologie-an-Dritte-3181983.html > > sorry German article, if you don't mind, may I ask you your opinion > about this? > > AMD licensed first x86 technology to third parties > > https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heise.de%2Fnewsticker%2Fmeldung%2FAMD-lizenziert-erstmals-x86-Technologie-an-Dritte-3181983.html > > with kind regards > Marc Landolt
That move was highly unexpected. A number of people in the industry seem certain AMD is violating their license terms with Intel by doing this, and unfortunately it really won't be known if this is actually allowed until Intel officially responds and / or the matter is decided in court. Furthermore the details on exactly *what* is being licensed seem few and far between; it is very possible what is actually being licensed is a much older variant of x86 for SoC use along with some of AMD's more recent ARM technology (remember the A1200 is considered an "Opteron" CPU). Assuming we are actually talking about mainstream, high-performance x86, until the legality of this move becomes clearer any chips created under this deal may be restricted to Asian markets, which does not help those of us in Western regions. There is precedent for market segmentation of x86 CPUs due to licensing issues with the UMC Green CPU; only time will tell what this deal means in terms of x86 licensing and multiple sourcing capabilities. - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) http://www.raptorengineeringinc.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJXHi6PAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbmyIH/0ceRcaNVUvtqOKdDHhHbNZB f6x/AhWoC6i13bC+bmkrJ4n3+d2hK6cAojkQyHmv6xiuGB+q8L9ANQGKnsG2paWB GsRHQeZdqyn941EO36yo00Bye6mvfY3GQIzw7HpF1VipAIZIoYzzLmuSEkr2Lw3C I7o5ct4kCkGPbhqeva3K5JIYxZmMPAZWJMnyOxjBUCEx1nPAST16g//4MRP+UL4X +lsnFWp4Fg0W8tWx+xWLzWj3PHnUGpTOgZl4okMprWk3kYqN+buWSxYveQaYcmr+ 8/cclTO8gzUhHF8mr3Kj85m1v7mSKMaya1if4dHDeechCxrT0TGPx+QQcN/uAgw= =g3Gw -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
