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If you try and make an OSS implementation of either, even using parts of the ISA where all the patents have expired and you will still get sued. The purpose o
by sitkack 2y ago
If you try and make an OSS implementation of either, even using parts of the ISA where all the patents have expired and you will still get sued.
The purpose of RISC-V was to have a boring, unencumbered ISA that everyone could freely implement. It was a patent play, not a technical advancement.