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> someone else doing a RISC-V SoC that, ... , has documentation "protected" by an NDA and inaccessible to most users. This is, as far as I understand, at least
by jeena 10y ago
> someone else doing a RISC-V SoC that, ... , has documentation "protected" by an NDA and inaccessible to most users.
This is, as far as I understand, at least in software, the main difference between Free- and Open Source-software.
I wonder if there is some movement like the Free Software movement but Free Hardware instead.
- asb 10y agoTake a look at http://fossi-foundation.org/ http://fossi-foundation.org/. Whatever terminology you're using, I think it's right to say lowRISC and FOSSi have a shared vision for free and open source designs that respect user freedom.
- dmm 10y agoOpen source as defined by the OSI describes something identical to free software as described by the FSF. * "Free software" and "open source software" are two terms for the same thing: software released under licenses that guarantee a certain, specific set of freedoms. https://opensource.org/faq#free-software https://opensource.org/faq#free-software What you're describing may be what's sometimes called "shared source".