2017-01-27 19:26 GMT+01:00 Timothy Pearson tpearson@raptorengineering.com:
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On 01/27/2017 12:20 PM, Andrés Domínguez wrote:
2017-01-26 16:12 GMT+01:00 ron minnich rminnich@gmail.com:
A decade later? You should buy a new computer.
Core 2 duo is more than a decade old and I think that it should be good enough for a lot of tasks.
Andrés
Something to think about: have you tried developing modern software on that Core 2 Duo?
I used to build "modern" software in 2008 with a fast core 2 quad core and it was a pain, I'm sure that it's also a pain now. I really appreciate what you are doing trying to promote more open and powerful power8/9 systems, but computers have life beyong building software, their main goal is to run it. I don't build android on my phone, the linux kernel on my router and neither in my chromebook. I don't like most of the modern software, but some of it is pleasant to build even in older computers.
What I understand was the question is if upgrading the cpu microcode it is not a risk, and even if I agree that it was a risk trusting the hardware/firmware in the first place, every time you upgrade the microcode it's a new possible vector. It's better not to need to upgrade any microcode and if needed, at least something easily auditable.
Andrés
P.S. I'm not saying that people should not upgrade the microcode, just that the risk exists.