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Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)Posted Sep 17, 2012 9:03 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)Parent article: Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica)
remember that the only way to keep Linux from being able to run on a chip is to refuse to sell the specs of the chip to anyone who would write the Linux code needed, AND to also prevent anyone from reverse-engineering the needed info. Given that some of the same people who would make the windows devices also make Linux devices, they may need to also put something in every contract to sell the devices that the entity purchasing the devices or specs is not allowed to do anything Linux related.
Yes, Intel is within their rights to create a chip and refuse to sell to any Linux people, it's probably a very bad idea (not just because of the bad PR like this that they are getting)
However, Since Microsoft is a Monopoly that has already been convicted of abusing it's position, it's really questionable if it's even legal for Microsoft to use their monopoly position to enter into a deal like this one.
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Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) Posted Sep 17, 2012 9:16 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
The easiest way not to support Linux is simply not to write drivers for it. The days of easy reverse-engineering are gone. Modern hardware is just too complex. A sustained effort like Nouveau requires years of work and why would people want to reverse a piece of Windows-only crap while there are lots of other perfectly good hardware?
Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) Posted Sep 17, 2012 15:41 UTC (Mon) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] The easiest way not to support Linux is simply not to write drivers for it. The only way not to support Linux is to fail in marketplace. If your device totally bombed and there are just a few thousands of pieces around (or if there are more but they all are tightly controlled - like AS/400) then there is a good chance that nobody will bother to tinker with it. A sustained effort like Nouveau requires years of work and why would people want to reverse a piece of Windows-only crap while there are lots of other perfectly good hardware? Because they can? Think about it: you can run Ubuntu or Debian on XBox/360. Do you really believe Intel will make something more Linux-hostile then what Microsoft can do? Now if you are talking about large distributions and mass-market, then this is another thing entirely: in this case I agree, devices may run under Linux, but it'll always be second-class citizens on them so only a few hobbyists will bother with them.
Intel declares Clover Trail Atom processor a "no Linux" zone (ars technica) Posted Sep 17, 2012 15:46 UTC (Mon) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]
>Because they can? Think about it: you can run Ubuntu or Debian on XBox/360. Do you really believe Intel will make something more Linux-hostile then what Microsoft can do?
XBox360 has some nifty hardware. These tablets wouldn't contain anything outstanding. Why would anyone be willing to spend significant amount of time to produce Yet Another Cheap And Buggy Linux Tablet? While there are much more interesting projects available.
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