Well, that's offending
Well, that's offending
Text: Allows you to determine whether to limit CPUID maximum value. Set this to enabled for legacy operating systems such as Linux or Unix.
Found this in the BIOS of a Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H mobo.
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I get how this could be interpreted as offensive, but I think it is just poorly worded.
This option is for if you are using a legacy version of Linux such as 2.6.x (eg, on an old RedHat distro that your business systems are designed to be run on).
This enables a compatibility mode so the old kernels don't complain.
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Given the usual quality of BIOS/UEFI option descriptions it's remarkably close to being sensible. I would've expected something like "enables limiting CPUID maximum value".
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Set to "Enable" to enable the feature.
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It's really just that Linux is the only thing where it's possible to run an envient version on modern hardware
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I run an email service called Port87. I was reading some copy to a friend who resells MS Exchange services and I said “legacy email services, such as Microsoft Exchange”, and he got a bit offended. That was much more accurate than this, and he still felt offended.
I hope it keeps him up at night. I hope your 'that asshole' he thinks about at 2am.
I like when my friends stay up thinking about my asshole