Intel to rectify controversy over its license for security patches

Intel, ready to rectify before the controversy of the microcode patches.

The exact clause that was problematic was the following: " You will not, nor will you allow any third party to publish or provide any benchmark or performance comparative software ", so the Linux developers who used the patch could not show anyone the performance impact of these measures. Now, Intel's response to various media such as Tom's Hardware has been as follows:

We are currently updating the license to deal with this and we will have a new version available soon. As an active member of the open source community, all feedback is still welcome. Intel's official response

This response came after Bruce Perens, a well-known open source developer and advocate, found this detail in the license agreement and complained on their website. It seems that, given the stir caused, Intel had no choice but to stop this measure and rectify, given the bad image it was giving the company.

It is still unknown what the changes to the license terms are going to be, although logic and common sense dictate that they will remove that troublesome part of the clause or make it at least lighter, so developers and companies could Evaluate and share performance dips caused by security patches.

Anyway, rectifying is wise, and hopefully Intel makes the right choice, since performing benchmarks and comparisons shouldn't be prohibited.

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