From my understanding it's a promising path towards a free, verifiable processor. FPGA:s apparently are simple and repetitive enough that it's feasible to verif

From my understanding it's a promising path towards a free, verifiable processor. FPGA:s apparently are simple and repetitive enough that it's feasible to verify their structure by X-ray, and the configuration is under user control. So while I doubt they would be able to compete on performance in most cases, it could offer access to a real rarity: A CPU that can really be known and trusted.