While I am excited about RISC-V, let makes sure we don't get carried away. > Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation

While I am excited about RISC-V, let makes sure we don't get carried away. > Risc-V: fully open source processor design, along with a reference implementation and tooling. As far as I know, hardware does not have a history of being free and open. Yes, it is possible to have more FOSS hardware, but this is not a guarantee. Companies can choose to keep their implementations closed and modify the implementations. RISC-V is permissively licensed afterall. I really hope companies who implement RISC-V in the future keep open about their implementations, but it isn't a hard requirement.