Re:What? More 8-Bit Microcontrollers?
by tcmart14 on Friday July 01, 2022 @11:29AM
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While I am excited about RISC-V, let makes sure we don't get carried away.
> Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation and tooling. As far as I know, hardware does not have a history of being free and open.
Yes, it is possible to have more FOSS hardware, but this is not a guarantee. Companies can choose to keep their implementations closed and modify the implementations. RISC-V is permissively licensed afterall.
I really hope companies who implement RISC-V in the future keep open about their implementations, but it isn't a hard requirement.
> Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation and tooling. As far as I know, hardware does not have a history of being free and open.
Yes, it is possible to have more FOSS hardware, but this is not a guarantee. Companies can choose to keep their implementations closed and modify the implementations. RISC-V is permissively licensed afterall.
I really hope companies who implement RISC-V in the future keep open about their implementations, but it isn't a hard requirement.