Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 5 Sep 1998 00:02:37 -0400 (EDT) | From | Vladimir Dergachev <> | Subject | Re: AMD K6 233 Cpu 465 BogoMips?? |
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On Fri, 4 Sep 1998, Alex Buell wrote:
> Hmm... interesting points to ponder. Now that we've got GPL'd sourceware, > how about GPL'd motherboards and GPL'd processors? That is, a bunch of > hardware engineers and operating system architects could get together and > design a cheap and easily manufacturable motherboard and a processor to go > with it and stick the GPL on it. I've designed on paper back in the late
That's not such a bad idea. The problem is that designing something isn't equivalent to building it. unless they make MMETs commonplace it costs a billion $ to have your own plant. Even a more moderate idea (like designing an SMP mainboard for Power PC) can be pretty complex. The thing is it will cost a lot to produce a 6-7 levels board. It's not ham radio unfortunately :(
Vladimir Dergachev
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