March 26, 2020
Well THIS is an Odd Story
There is a report that the source code for the Microsoft X-Box graphics has been hacked and is being held for ransom.
Ummm...
Hacking as I understand it is generally copy and paste, not cut and paste, and even in the latter case, there would be backups and X-Box test beds so Microsoft ought to still have their code. Presumably this a threat to release it to competitors, but I can't imagine that the X-Box is that far in advance of other consoles in the graphics department that 100 million would be warranted.
IT people please explain this to me, because it looks like a Hollywood screenwriter's idea of a pitch for some mid-budget thriller.
UPDATE:See also here, here, here, and here... So it's AMD And X-Box graphics card schematics then? That makes more sense.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at
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Chip designs are code these days, in specialised languages such as VHDL or Verilog. You specify the functions you want and the constraints they need to fit within, and then a very clever compiler turns it into the patterns that will be etched onto the chip.
So it really is source code, just of a different kind to what we usually see.
So it really is source code, just of a different kind to what we usually see.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thu Mar 26 09:03:08 2020 (PiXy!)
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Ah. thanks! That makes sense.
Posted by: The Brickmuppet at Thu Mar 26 09:16:35 2020 (5iiQK)
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Note: no legit competing maker of graphics chips, specifically Intel and nVidia, but also including Arm, Imagination, etc., would go anywhere near this because of the ma$$ive law$uit$ they'd inevitably lose.
Posted by: Rick C at Thu Mar 26 10:50:03 2020 (Iwkd4)
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