alt Hacker NewsThe official replies are addressing questions that nobody has asked. The main issue is why Linux support is being removed from the Basic tier while Windows is still allowed.
To grow the ecosystem, AMD needs more people working on their hardware. Restricting Linux will only alienates students, hobbyists, and devs who want to adopt AMD tech.
- From long term AMD user
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Those students and hobbyists often end up in jobs where they are involved in multi million dollar purchasing decisions.
AMD’s MBA types extinguish that early mindshare at their own peril.
Yeah this is such an own goal. You want students using your code to get them to use it in job. They have learnt nothing from cuda
One would've thought they had learned from their supposed driver superiority over Nvidia due to embracing Linux users with OSS drivers
When they do not have any justifiable answer, or don't want to answer, but need to keep the facade on, they'll sidestep and tell you how hard they are working on something, and how many unrelated things they've archived.
- A regular tactic used by our former autocratic ruler, or most corrupted people
But amd doesn't need you, all they care about is ai. https://youtu.be/uJcf2UGCH1w
> For your specific question: Why is Linux not supported in the BASIC tier?
> This is AMD's marketing decision.
> Kind Regards,
> Anatoli Curran,
> Xilinx/AMD Forum Moderator
I mean, nobody in that forum necessarily knows why. It just came from above.
On the other hand - this is now an opportunity for Linux community to show that they are actually able to fund development of software for their platform, right?
Many HNers promised to pay if developers bring their software to Linux - will that actually happen?
The official replies started off by addressing ... the "unacceptable abusive behavior towards AMD". The most important thing here is obviously to ask people not to use such hurtful words as "disgraceful" towards poor little AMD...
Answering the actual question seems not a high priority