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True, and the only reason I'm partial to x86 and even some older ARMv cores is that there is a huge existing software ecosystem already available, reducing the
by initramfs 2mo ago
True, and the only reason I'm partial to x86 and even some older ARMv cores is that there is a huge existing software ecosystem already available, reducing the need to develop new bootloaders and ports, as coding hours aren't free. CISC cores are treated as if they are a dirty word, but are more versatile for covering various applications.
- Conan_Kudo 2mo agoPowerPC at least still has a living ecosystem, even from the bootloader level. GRUB can boot from an OpenFirmware system. There's also yaboot if you hate yourself. ;) I would personally love to see more Power Systems based projects. Everything is out there, just someone has to want to do something with it. Fedora Linux even fully supports POWER8+ little-endian systems, and Fedora KDE offers a live ISO you can install on something like a Talos Workstation.
- initramfs 2mo agoThere have been some PowerISA implementations, https://libre-soc.org/openpower/ https://libre-soc.org/openpower/ although libre project had a major setback a few years ago: https://lists.libre-soc.org/pipermail/libre-soc-dev/2024-September/006548.html https://lists.libre-soc.org/pipermail/libre-soc-dev/2024-Sep...