Quick give this man $150K for a libre CPU
On 8 May 2017 18:43:07 GMT+03:00, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 4:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Best knowledge is, that new intel and amd processors cannot be
>reverse engineered.
>> What in regard of the latest mali gpus?
>> If you have the money, they can be reverse engineered?
>
> yes. about $150k would do it. but the question is, really: what
>would happen if you did? and, what else could you do with the same
>money?
>
> well, with the same money it would be possible to make our own libre
>processor, with enough extensions to be able to do 3D graphics
>*without* paying anyone a cent. any company tries to claim patent
>royalties, all that happens is a search is made on their "claims", for
>anything similar that has prior art.
>
> if it's another company, guess what? we notify that other company
>and watch the fireworks...
>
>l.
>
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