On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 at 13:48:37 -0400 Haines Brown <hai...@histomat.net> wrote:
> It would be naive to think that CPU producers don't build in a > backdoor. This is why I take an interest in Chinese CPUs. There are also processors produced from Russian firms: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Russian_microprocessors > At this point they are only RISC processors, Looks like all Russian CPUs are SPARC or MIPS-based. I think they're avoiding Intel-like stuff on purpose, they probably want to avoid any copyright infringment claim and also having to get a licence to be able to produce their own processors. > but before long they should produce a product competitive with Intel. Two years ago I read Russian CPUs are about as powerful and efficient as five-years old Intel CPUs. I don't know how Chinese CPUs compare, but keep in mind the world's most powerful computer, the Chinese Sunway TaihuLight, is running on native CPUs, the SW26010: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunway_TaihuLight https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SW26010 The same supercomputer is rated #4 worldwide as far as power-efficiency is concerned. > I suppose it will also have a back door, door, but China seems less > threatening than the U.S. To non-Chinese it is, sure! ;-) Alessandro _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
