Intel will open server chips to partners next week
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| Everyone in the server world has been wondering if Intel planned a
| response to AMD's opening of its Opteron socket specifications. Well,
| The Register can reveal that Intel does indeed have a counterattack in
| store, and it will arrive in part at next week's Intel Developer Forum.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/21/intel_open_chips/
Last night:
AMD goes Torro on Torrenza open source socket
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| AMD, displaying a rare breed of initiative for a chip manufacturer has
| opened up the hardware specifications for its Opteron server processor,
| enabling other chipmakers to design co-processors that will be socket
| compatible with an Opteron motherboard.
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| AMD's vision appears to be an attempt to emulate the software open
| source paradigm in a hardware environment by opening up the AMD
| architecture to third party developers.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5705/53/
Recent news: Intel liberates driver source code, AMD might too
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060811-7482.html
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