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Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by halikular on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:40AM (#27233262)
We're getting open source RISC-V wich seems more promising long term than ARM.
Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by greyhair on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:10AM (#27233550)
We'll see. ARM architecture is now about 36 years old. I believe RISC V originated about 10 years ago. I think MIPS started about 40 years ago, but I believe it has finally ground to a stop.
Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by als0 on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:24AM (#27233666)
The way I see it is that x86 is still around despite ARM, so ARM will still be around despite RISC-V. No reason why all three can't exist.
Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by klelatti on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:49AM (#27234729)
Not sure why you'd say that - especially if you look at Arm v9 and the fact that the architecture is starting to make inroads into there server market.

RISC-V is open source which is great in some respects but also not helpful in others.

Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by zokula on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:02PM (#27242566)
You assume Risc V will be open source when it reaches consumers hands.
Re:Animated GIF uses over 35GB RAM in Acorn on M1 Mac, likel... by halikular on Saturday May 22, 2021 @08:42AM (#27245952)
Just the design. Firmware and software probably not except for FOSS purist products.