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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by mschuster91 on Monday November 30, 2020 @06:33AM (#25252755)
> Most hardware designers write code just like software developers.

You're talking about people doing FPGA work which is a totally different skillset than making your own PCBs - and even more lacking in people contributing to open-source projects because it is (at least in my opinion) even harder to get a grasp on, and capable FPGA development boards cost a boatload of money.

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Re:Would you be willing to fund a Linux port to Apple Silicon? by AzN1337c0d3r on Monday November 30, 2020 @01:33PM (#25257192)
I'm pretty sure he meant people who design hardware using Hardware Description Languages which aren't only used to configure FPGAs... you can build ASICs using them too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardware_description_language

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