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by jsjddbbwj 2259 days ago
You're supposed to investigate those before you use them.
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More broadly I am just wondering if this submitted link to 'Make Linux Fast Again' is just relevant. Let me explain:

- For tech savvy people, the boot options disabling the spectre mitigation are a very poor information as it takes 2 secs to find it with google. A 'rich' information would also consider the expected gains in terms or performance and the risks in terms of security, which might be the only matters for people who wonder if they should do it, assuming that making the change by itself is an easy and fast operation.

- For non tech savvy people, the boot options mean nothing at all, so they will not be able to benefit about the information as nothing is explained.

So if this submitted link is useless for both tech-savvy and non tech-savvy people, who is it intended to ? If it is intended and useful to no one, is it relevant ?

That’s why there’s no warning labels or disclaimers anywhere else in life right?