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> CPUs aren't just beefy microcontrollers and they require some extra onchip hardware, but no one has done that yet for some reason For example, Graphics, Blue
by als0 8y ago
> CPUs aren't just beefy microcontrollers and they require some extra onchip hardware, but no one has done that yet for some reason
For example, Graphics, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, modem, are all heavily encumbered with patents. Very complex subsystems. Even components that have expired patents or no patents, such as an MMU, are non-trivial to create and take time. I suspect it'll take time before FOSS implementations appear.
- wbl 8y agoGraphics can sit on a PCI bus. Same with Wi-Fi. The MMU is probably a blocker.