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Transmeta To Add 'NX' Antivirus Feature To Chips

Posted by timothy on from the nix-'em dept.

Autoversicherung writes points to a ZDNet story which says that "Transmeta will support "No Execute," or NX, in their next core revision. Transmeta will provide advance versions of Efficeon-based systems with NX support to Microsoft for testing. Hope Linus get a few too, even if he's no longer working there. The NX-equipped Efficeon chips are due for general release later this year."

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  1. I didn't RTFA, but by alphakappa · · Score: 2, Troll

    can someone please explain why NX is important (and how it is differnt from NOP), and why it was not there earlier? Thanks

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    "When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail." - Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
  2. Why not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    just limit the buffers? So they can't overflow.

  3. Good article on why NX is important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    here

  4. Fucked up shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/More_Sport/0,61 19,2-9-32_1528474,00.html

    http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cg i? chinath&1

    Fucking Chinks fucking up the Olympics.