[Open-graphics] guess we need to start working on the rest of the computer

[Timothy Normand Miller]

>From a system designer's perspective, there are reasons why a simple
microcontroller in the chipset could be very useful.  There are lots
of low-level maintenance things (like setting fan speed) that would
otherwise have to be added to every OS; it makes sense for this to be
completely automatic from the OS perspective.  In fact, lots of things
are off-loaded from the host CPU to other controllers, like many
aspects of networking, audio, and graphics.

This article describes a controller that's much more central to the
system than some of these other things, and I agree that it can be
used for nefarious purposes, but the world is filled with countless
useful things that can be abused, like the internet, authority, and
sharp cooking knives.

So, let's not get too worked up over these things.  But at the same
time, let's be aware of the potential abuses and always be on the push
for more open systems that fully disclose their behaviors so that we
can better understand them and protect ourselves from the abuse.


On 6/28/07, Raphaël Jacquot <raphael.jacquot at imag.fr> wrote:
> after open graphics, I think there's a need to work on the rest:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118302016430106&w=2
>
> this sort of thing scares me to death
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Timothy Normand Miller
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