OpenPower EULA Released, FOSDEM, and More
(Libre RISC-V M-Class by Luke Leighton)
https://www.crowdsupply.com/libre-risc-v/m-class/updates/openpower-eula-released-fosdem-and-more
Several things in this update: the OpenPower Foundation released their EULA
(which is really exciting); we had a last-minute decision to go to FOSDEM to
meet NLNet (and meet lots of nice people including someone from the EU
Commission); we have new team members helping out (and making really good
progress).
Before we begin, however, we still have a high-priority task of finding a
C++/compiler developer for the NLNet-funded 3D MESA Driver project. EUR 50,000
is available, tax-free: this thread describes the scope, where you’re pretty
much at liberty to choose the approach that you’d like to take.
http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/2020-January/003302.html
OpenPOWER Foundation Releases the Power ISA EULA
This is a big deal: the EULA for anyone wishing to create a Power ISA
compatible processor, it’s been designed to be “libre-friendly.” We will need
to do a full review, and would appreciate feedback on it, via this bug report.
A very quick read (like, right now): the really interesting bit is the
combination of a royalty-free grant (as long as you are fully compliant with
Power ISA) in combination with “if you initiate patent litigation, you lose all
rights immediately.” This provides an extremely strong disincentive for patent
trolls to “try it on.” It also actively encourages contributors to make sure
that their work becomes an “official” part of Power, because that then gets
them under the “umbrella” of protection as part of this EULA.
https://openpowerfoundation.org/final-draft-of-the-power-isa-eula-released/
http://bugs.libre-riscv.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179
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