One more reason not to invest in learning their GPUs or libraries.

Intel has pushed open source but really only for their hardware.

Basically hackable source available hardware which in the Linux world is a huge advantage.

AMD has forced Nvidia out many proprietary technologies (gsync) just by countering with an open technology. There is no reason it couldn't execute the same plan against Intel.

Intel lost its competitive edge by trying to maximize captured value. It seems this person want to double down on the strategy, instead of going for absolute best product at the price possible.

Earlier https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45527255

My view on this is that it is sad, but makes sense from a business perspective. Intel is in a really hard place which means making some painful cuts, especially in things with long term benefits. The Linux kernel is mostly funded by big companies. Contributions rise and fall, but it has enough diversity to weather this type of change.