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BlackStar wrote:
It will be interesting to see how their PR department will try to spin this over the next few days.
chuckula wrote:.. or if it is, then AMD did a crappy job of hiding it
Deanjo wrote:chuckula wrote:.. or if it is, then AMD did a crappy job of hiding it
And this would surprise you?
chuckula wrote:Considering how non-existent their Mantle documentation is, I think that AMD is first-rate at hiding stuff and this would be a very out-of-character move to fail in obfuscating their backdoor technology
Savyg wrote:chuckula wrote:Considering how non-existent their Mantle documentation is, I think that AMD is first-rate at hiding stuff and this would be a very out-of-character move to fail in obfuscating their backdoor technology
They've already said the Mantle SDK won't be ready for wide release for some time. I don't think they're hiding it because they want to.
sschaem wrote:But there is no point in releasing an finished spec to the general public today.
Deanjo wrote:Savyg wrote:chuckula wrote:Considering how non-existent their Mantle documentation is, I think that AMD is first-rate at hiding stuff and this would be a very out-of-character move to fail in obfuscating their backdoor technology
They've already said the Mantle SDK won't be ready for wide release for some time. I don't think they're hiding it because they want to.
I'll bet the API is finalized or in a near state since they are supposedly already developing with it.
BlackStar wrote:
Prestige Worldwide wrote:
The rumour mill seems to be pointing towards a Mantle update being released for BF4 in the next couple of months.
Mantle will be enabled at the driver level with Catalyst 14.1 BETA which will be released son.
http://wccftech.com/amd-catalyst-14-1-b ... gpus-apus/
Graham Sellers wrote:osTestBackdoorATI is a hook used by our automated tests to access memory usage statistics from the driver.
codedivine wrote:According to Graham Sellers of AMD (who I understand is their OpenGL driver team lead):Graham Sellers wrote:osTestBackdoorATI is a hook used by our automated tests to access memory usage statistics from the driver.
Source: http://twitter.com/statuses/422826826956673024
Seriously this is a ridiculous storm-in-a-teacup over nothing.
Deanjo wrote:Prestige Worldwide wrote:
The rumour mill seems to be pointing towards a Mantle update being released for BF4 in the next couple of months.
Mantle will be enabled at the driver level with Catalyst 14.1 BETA which will be released son.
http://wccftech.com/amd-catalyst-14-1-b ... gpus-apus/
And that has what to do with AMD delivering an open API?
just brew it! wrote:It is not uncommon to refer to an unpublished/undocumented interface as a "back door". Most complex pieces of software (and a Windows display driver defintely qualifies!) will have some form of undocumented interfaces in them to facilitate testing and debugging. No nefarious intent is implied just because it is called a "back door".
dodozoid wrote:Dont you all get it? It`s so obvious.... If you change two letters in AMD and move one, you get NSA!!! Whole company is just a cover for top secret government operation!
dodozoid wrote:Dont you all get it? It`s so obvious.... If you change two letters in AMD and move one, you get 3!!!
chuckula wrote:.....then AMD did a crappy job of hiding it
cheesyking wrote:I for one have started taking the precaution of wrapping my AMD graphics cards in tin foil.
Dagwood wrote:Not recomended, wrapping your graphics cards in tinfoil will result in higher temperatures, and reduced framerates.
Dagwood wrote:Not recomended, wrapping your graphics cards in tinfoil will result in higher temperatures, and reduced framerates.
However it will protect you against harmful mind control radiation It is a trade off most of us are willing to make.