AMD Is Indeed Losing More Linux Developers

[curaga]

Intel dual cores costs around $70. There is competition. Actually the competition is not coming from AMD but from Intel. Intel's different microarchitectures are competing each other. One is Sandy Bridge and the other is Ivy Bridge. Haswell will be coming and it will break up the two microarchitectures. AMD is doing the exact same thing. AMD's Bulldozer and Piledriver are competing against each other.

I'm not talking about the bargain bin i3s of course. I mean the uncrippled, full versions with actual performance in addition to standard features like complete virtualization and AES-NI.

Competition from older lines is hardly an issue when you have stopped producing that older line. Inventory will sell out and then that's that.

[entropy]

I am wondering about the new AMD guy (replacement for bridgeman, forgot the name). There is never any info or whatever

Yes, that's kind of sad... I always liked the direct communication.

[curaga]

Yes, that's kind of sad... I always liked the direct communication.

Echo that. AMD guy, you still there?

[agd5f]

AMD has no plans to stop supporting Linux.

[JS987]

I'm not talking about the bargain bin i3s of course. I mean the uncrippled, full versions with actual performance in addition to standard features like complete virtualization and AES-NI.

Competition from older lines is hardly an issue when you have stopped producing that older line. Inventory will sell out and then that's that.

Most of users don't need complete virtualization and AES-NI.

[curaga]

Most of users don't need complete virtualization and AES-NI.

True; but the bargain bin prices will also rise without competition.

[JS987]

True; but the bargain bin prices will also rise without competition.

Competition is always welcomed. It isn't true that Intel dual core costs $200-$300.

[Marc Driftmeyer]

The house is on fire, the house is on fire!

Do most people on here talk like they're 20 with zero experience outside of small Linux start-ups, if that?

Seriously, major changes for AMD have been put into motion and this apocalyptic attitude is truly sad, mainly from people who don't care about AMD in the first place and then added on by die hard AMD CPU fans who think AMD is ending their Desktop lines.

ARM isn't replacing Vishera/Steamroller, blah, blah blah. Having a hybrid solution for HSA computing that allows systems to run on extremely low power set ups while not doing heavy lifting is a sign of intelligence by designers at AMD.

HSA Computing. Learn it, live it, love it.

[edgar_wibeau]

Heise.de (German c't mag) claims that AMD has indeed closed the OSRC. Bad news for both, AMD and Linux IMHO.

http://heise.de/-1744540

[entropy]

Heise.de (German c't mag) claims that AMD has indeed closed the OSRC. Bad news for both, AMD and Linux IMHO.

http://heise.de/-1744540

As a long-term supporter of AMD this is truly disappointing.