aph_at_redhat

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   by aph_at_redhat 6y ago

   It's much further along than that. See https://github.com/isrc-cas/bishengjdk-11-mirror
2. 2.▲
   by aph_at_redhat 6y ago

   Well, maybe PPC doesn't strictly have to do this, but the PPC maintainers decided it would be surprising if it didn't.
3. 3.▲
   by aph_at_redhat 6y ago

   The most important practical difference is that Power PC is not multi-copy atomic. That is to say, "[the PPC] memory system does not guarantee that a write becomes visible to all other hardware threads at the same time point." AAr
4. 4.▲
   by aph_at_redhat 6y ago

   It worked far better than I expected. Around the turn of this century I was involved in bringing up the software for a new processor made by a certain large semiconductor company (you might be able to guess!) The early hardware didn't
5. 5.▲
   by aph_at_redhat 10y ago

   No, I'm pretty sure there's no intention to restrict redistribution. The "services" refers to support, I think. I'll see what I can do to get this clarified.