I understand/agree with your point, but when I see a headline like the one made in the OP, I think someone's trying to convince someone else that the sky is falling.

I guess what I was trying to get at was: is there data that supports the claim made in the headline? In particular, has it been shown that AMD equipped systems have higher rates of becoming compromised than non-AMD systems? If such a premise was demonstrably proven, I think AMD might move ASLR compatibility up their priority list.

And frankly, I'm sick of people claiming one manufacturer's drivers suck and the other's don't based on their own personal experience. Amazing that so many don't realize how stupid they sound.

After owning half a dozen ATI cards over the years (currently using an AMD 7970 in my main rig), I had no idea how crappy AMD drivers were. Just because I've had more trouble with nVidia drivers on the 3 GTX275s and 2 GTX570s I currently use for GPU computing doesn't mean a thing, because that's just anecdotal evidence...right?

Luckily I came across this thread with all the hard data on AMD vs nVidia driver quality before it was too late. Thanks Slashdot!

ps - would it be possible for one of you fine Slashxperts to link to documentation on how many times this blatant deficiency in AMD driver quality has been exploited? (shouldn't be too difficult, since it's been 5+ years since ASLR was implemented in MS operating systems)

So, Rosa Parks was a criminal - right? You fucking fucking moron.

And the reason a 7th grader gets a provisional patent for his work is NOT because his idea leads to more efficiency - IT"S FOR FRIGGIN ENCOURAGEMENT.

What's the matter, mommie didn't love you? You weren't breast-fed?

You, on the other hand, will be able to look upon a lifetime of helpful and insightful posts on /. as ANONYMOUS COWARD. Let me be the first to say "job well done"!

Mods, please delete the post containing the above quote - and all replies to it in their entirety. Reading the post and its subsequent replies has been a very painful and uncomfortable experience for me, because of all the conflict represented therein.

Thanks in advance.

(sheesh...can't believe that guy was serious)