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I see what you're trying to say, but the analogy doesn't exactly work. Everyone still uses a COTS operating systems because the cost of building one from scratc
by forgottenpass 8y ago
I see what you're trying to say, but the analogy doesn't exactly work. Everyone still uses a COTS operating systems because the cost of building one from scratch is so high. We're lucky that the market provides multiple free options, but if it didn't the rational business move for most projects would be to license one.
- vmchale 8y agoIt's also worth noting that are clear examples of closed-source software that essentially acted like malware. I've not heard of any such examples with IP cores.