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Where's the source code?
by fctorial 6y ago
Where's the source code?
- rwmj 6y agoI don't think it's open source. RISC-V is an open ISA, but implementations are not required to be open source (although there are many implementations which are).
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- Pet_Ant 6y agoI like to think of it as an open-standard like where anyone can download the TCK versus something where you need to pay for the SPECs from ISO (for example Prolog is https://www.iso.org/standard/21413.html https://www.iso.org/standard/21413.html which is 185€/$250 USD).
- coder543 6y agoThe marketing page indicates that the product isn't finished yet. Presumably, they will release schematics and such when the device enters manufacturing, if they follow through on actually being Open Hardware. As others mention, the processor core designs probably won't be open.
- my123 6y agoSiFive CPUs are just as closed as Arm ones, you just pay a royalty to SiFive instead of Arm. Only the ISA itself is open, (fast) implementations are not. (for any commercial-grade one instead of academic projects)