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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 9, 2021 4:42:24 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cerowrt-devel<br>
<b>Subject:</b> mips goes risc-v</font>
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<div class="PlainText"><a href="https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/03/08/2117238/mips-technologies-joins-risc-v-moves-to-open-source-isa-standard">https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/21/03/08/2117238/mips-technologies-joins-risc-v-moves-to-open-source-isa-standard</a><br>
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To me my biggest kvetch about the risc-v effort was the lack of<br>
additional on-chip IP support, which,<br>
lacking compatible busses and so on, was going to limit multiple<br>
generations of chips to just what could be developed afresh. Even<br>
"simple" IP blocks like usb support take time. While I really like<br>
"chisel" as a design language, it is far behind what arm and intel<br>
use. But: With the mips licensees scrambling to reuse their IP,<br>
somehow, and move to risc-v, I think this architecture has an ever<br>
increasing chance of success.<br>
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It's been a really good couple of months for open source this or that.<br>
I keep hoping someone will seriously fund<br>
<a href="https://github.com/open-sdr/openwifi">https://github.com/open-sdr/openwifi</a> as well, for, in order to handle<br>
the complexities of 802.11n and beyond, a co-processor with some<br>
serious oomph, and a well designed piece of open firmware, is needed.<br>
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-- <br>
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public<br>
relations, for Mother Nature cannot be fooled" - Richard Feynman<br>
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dave@taht.net <Dave Täht> CTO, TekLibre, LLC Tel: 1-831-435-0729<br>
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