Some Intel Linux Driver Maintainers Have Left The Company (www.phoronix.com)
from captainkangaroo@discuss.tchncs.de to linux@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 2024 02:19
https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/23204205

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sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 07 Oct 2024 02:45 next collapse

Let me guess that imbecicles in charge didn't care to spend money on it?

drwho@beehaw.org on 07 Oct 2024 15:51 collapse

They seem more concerned with their bonuses and stock buybacks. In August Intel announced that they’d be laying off 15k workers to “save” $10 billion US. They’re also cutting back on R&D for the same reason. I guess the MBAs decided that losing customers by hamstringing Linux users is an acceptable loss. Not like folks won’t forget about this six months from now, anyway…

Sauce: theverge.com/…/intel-is-laying-off-over-10000-emp…

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 07 Oct 2024 16:03 collapse

Must be nice to know that no matter how bad you shit your bed... Daddy Sam will take money out of peasants pockets to make you right...

drwho@beehaw.org on 08 Oct 2024 16:52 collapse

Makes you wonder why so many people want to be rich and powerful, doesn’t it?

wallmenis@lemmy.one on 07 Oct 2024 02:51 next collapse

Rip xeon servers (they will probably be fine but still)

yonder@sh.itjust.works on 07 Oct 2024 03:46 next collapse

Uh oh, I have an Intel ARC.

SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 2024 07:04 next collapse

Prior to this news…how has it been?

yonder@sh.itjust.works on 07 Oct 2024 12:01 next collapse

Pretty good if you stick to linux. Better than NVidia since that’s what I had before.

SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml on 08 Oct 2024 17:04 collapse

Yeah, I’m having a lot of trouble with my Nvidia card right now in Garuda Arch. It’s a 1060, so about time to update anyway.

HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works on 07 Oct 2024 22:15 next collapse

also have an arc and I found it better than even amd considering it had easy opencl support.

InverseParallax@lemmy.world on 08 Oct 2024 04:19 collapse

Good, not great.

Amd has better gfx performance, but they’re actually close in a lot of areas, if you don’t need graphics and want compute probably better.

Id say it doesn’t compete with Nvidia at all because if you’re thinking green your concerns are so different nothing will sell you.

But holy shit the av1 encode is like nothing else on the planet. Multiple streams at 12x and it just barely ticks over.

LeFantome@programming.dev on 08 Oct 2024 03:03 collapse

None of the departures seem related to ARC

TheOubliette@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 2024 03:48 next collapse

C’mon bro just one more stock buyback bro just one more stimulus I’m good for it.

fluxion@lemmy.world on 07 Oct 2024 04:15 collapse

Who needs employees when you have stocks?

Mwa@lemm.ee on 07 Oct 2024 03:56 next collapse

I got a intel cpu will i be fine

fluxion@lemmy.world on 07 Oct 2024 04:17 next collapse

Possibly not, for a multitude of reasons…

Mwa@lemm.ee on 07 Oct 2024 05:13 next collapse

Oh

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 08 Oct 2024 21:36 collapse

There is only a small amount of devices impacted. As long as you aren’t using high end 13 or 14 gen hardware you are fine.

some_random_nick@lemmy.world on 07 Oct 2024 05:51 next collapse

If 13th or 14th gen, only if you get lucky and update to the microcode hotfix. GL

Mwa@lemm.ee on 07 Oct 2024 07:35 next collapse

i have i3 12100f which is 12gen

winterayars@sh.itjust.works on 07 Oct 2024 13:25 next collapse

That’s not affected by the relatively serious issues plaguing more recent Intel CPUs so it’s probably fine. If it was the more recent generations, there are some major and probably physical defects causing problems for those.

Mwa@lemm.ee on 07 Oct 2024 14:04 collapse

Oh yh

TunaLobster@lemmy.world on 08 Oct 2024 04:46 collapse

I was actually on the fence between that one and the non f for a lower power server build. Something that would finally put my 7700k to rest.

InFerNo@lemmy.ml on 08 Oct 2024 05:43 collapse

I just upgraded to the 7700k 😂

SomeOne@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 08 Oct 2024 17:06 collapse

From what I remember I have a 2nd gen i7, I don’t think that updates matter at this point. Lol

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 08 Oct 2024 21:36 collapse

What generation and model?

If you haven’t seen any crashes then you are fine. Just update the bios and microcode if you are on high end 13 and 14 generation.

Mwa@lemm.ee on 09 Oct 2024 02:26 collapse

12 gen and an i3

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 09 Oct 2024 02:55 collapse

Not affected

Mwa@lemm.ee on 09 Oct 2024 03:11 collapse

Good

mumblerfish@lemmy.world on 07 Oct 2024 04:55 next collapse

“Some” appears to be 3. How many are left?

NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world on 07 Oct 2024 05:31 next collapse

People join companies, but leave managers.

InverseParallax@lemmy.world on 08 Oct 2024 04:16 collapse

Oh, man, just fuck you, it’s 6am here and you throw they kind of truth before I’ve even started coffee.

bloodfart@lemmy.ml on 07 Oct 2024 15:28 next collapse

Two things are happening: intel is trying to figure out how to deal with likely existential problems and their extremely mature product base doesn’t need those maintainers enough to offset supplying early retirement/buyout.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip on 08 Oct 2024 21:37 collapse

Another news, water is wet. People leave and join companies every day.

The amount of Intel products impacted is limited to specific models. Also Intel is now committed to replacing damaged hardware. If you update the microcode it will fix the issue and if you aren’t experiencing crashes you are good.