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LaGrande, TCPA, and Palladium

Posted by michael on from the ties-that-bind dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Intel's Paul Otellini gave a talk to developers where Intel's project called "LaGrande" was mentioned. This project is aimed to create a "safer computer environment", that would consist of an advanced TCPA implementation. Some of the features it has deal with physically "protected execution, protected memory, and protected storage". When talking on LaGrande, Otellini said "it's a core technology that things like the Microsoft Palladium initiative can take advantage of to build much more stable platforms.""

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  1. Great Name... by Ira-Waru · · Score: 5, Funny

    In the classic LucasArts adventure game Monkey Island 2, there is a character called Largo LeGrande. When we first meet him, IIRC, he tells Guybrush (the protangonist) that this island isn't safe, and then procedes to turn him upside down and shake all the money out of his pockets. Also, he has an oppressive embargo on the whole island (The Largo Embargo).

    Couldn't think of a better name, myself. :)

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  2. Love ya Billy! by Spackler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bill Gates is my hero!

    1. Create an insecure operating system

    2. Profit

    3. Blame computers for your insecurity

    4. Profit

    5. Get hardware vendors to make changes to compensate for YOUR buggy software

    6. Profit

    7. Prevent any software except yours from running securely

    8. Profit (by others demise)

    9. Take away everyones choice.
    10 Profit

    11. Blame the computers some more, as you take away more freedom

    12. Profit. Profit. Profit.

    When there is a wolf guarding the hen hose, why on earth would I need the shotgun named Linux?

  3. Its a damn good thing .... by bizitch · · Score: 5, Funny

    for Intel and M$ that nobody has claimed the intelectual property rights on idiocy (yet).

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    1. Re:Its a damn good thing .... by CatWrangler · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't give them ideas! They may "innovate" there too.

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  4. Appropriate.. by kampit · · Score: 3, Funny

    LaGrande eh, named after Largo LaGrande from Monkey Island II no doubt, he's the guy who steals all of Guybrush Threepwoods money.

  5. Mono-Palladium by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    When will Icaza show us the new Mono-Palladium???