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I've looked into the "why" of that, since I, too, wondered why a design that comes from the University of Berkeley (the home of BSD) lives there: international
by DiabloD3 3y ago
I've looked into the "why" of that, since I, too, wondered why a design that comes from the University of Berkeley (the home of BSD) lives there: international legal protection and tax reasons.
That said, because of that, you could also say it belongs to the entire world, equally, and I would be happy with that description as well; but politicians don't really understand those words, and only think in terms of tribal football.
- mardifoufs 3y agoI thought it was mostly to avoid US politics and possible tech bans export? Especially since the RISC V foundation is a non profit.
- mikeyouse 3y agoYou’re correct - there’s obviously no tax benefit since nonprofits have no tax obligation. I don’t think it’s a coincidence they moved there in the midst of all the last administration’s saber rattling with China. The previous entity was HQed in the US and then merged into a Swiss entity so pretty safe to assume why.