>> Someone called Brian Cullen said on Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at
> 10:28:24AM -0000:
> > Read that article, the register takes any chance to slag
> Intel and M$
> >
> > Like most I like bad press for Intel and M$,
> >
> Even when it's contrived, like most of theregister's nitpickery?
>> Intel have the right to change their CPUID numbering scheme
> if they like, and
> if the linux developers are being pigheaded about it, and not
> keeping up to
> date, then that's their fault.
>> I'm sure there are fixes out there for the developers'
> mistake. All is well.
>> - DoC
Indeed! One article I read had Intel saying that the information was
released to all relevant persons in good time. In any case its a patchable
issue and I believe those exact patches are being prepared, and are even
avalilable in some cases, as we speak.
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