OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have the funding to keep the lights on

Re:OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have the funding to k... by nailer on Thursday January 16, 2014 @04:54PM (#7072804)

Good point, I didn't know MIPS is still used in the embedded space, I thought it was all ARM these days.

But OpenBSD could be testing on an embedded MIPS development device at any data center they want.

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Re:OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have the funding to k... by chrissmithuk on Friday January 17, 2014 @03:54AM (#7074906)

MIPS is on the rise again as recent SoCs are more power efficient than ARM. I don't have a source for this unfortunately.

Sony Bravia EX series televisions are MIPS and Linux based for example.

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Re:OpenBSD will shut down if we do not have the funding to k... by gonzo on Friday January 17, 2014 @05:24PM (#7078870)

It's not power efficiency, it's money.

MIPS SoC licensing is less expensive than ARM licensing at the smaller volumes inherent in low-end routers (.vs phones and tablets).

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