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AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes (itsfoss.com)
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[–] rosco385@lemmy.wtf 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I don't know the software, but is the client/server model necessary, or is it to ensure AMD can enforce price rises when they want?