> Basically, from what I read, this means that other companies can produce > competing chips which implement the Power ISA, without requiring a license.
No, it means that they have a license, for free, and don't have to negotiate for it. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of John McKown <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2019 8:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: IBM "opens" OpenPower ISA https://secure-web.cisco.com/1rcOJvltlmpqPvm2iHf8Q63so9sOPmp3ZU5Cb8FVQbKuVIg7TFGId9MxBYqUBtIRaXVrfcNtNJOwbRklXUh0AAsVIvE1e6WnmNVZw_nN7m3y7hWyfugG5I0G-49BfmoCpZl9QswD0uvsRUF0hKf3R67ZynSjLk0zWg3LexTCJ4UqAGKKoGU4QCYTHDwoVXsoTmdkgC-XRXFTe96inPqGFvnwAAQeoy79FjofITWk5_9kg3wxUF9R964U-FU94cN9dAuh6gzpquE5MbJAgM_VUEIUHHQt8avaaLY9ODinGWb-uODtrfstvamEjCStmMt1SKuc7LHAX8zElLxGVNraHSDaK-onEOLS6ccpqGiSfi7LxHg3f2oOvpqfvtSNbBaxjS7Cq2_nZQX1j39Yfwu7A0hDeeI87bauzQMVx4wIFZ_JBfWUXJkIdGIXSDnYL8Otf/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theregister.co.uk%2F2019%2F08%2F20%2Fibm_openpower_isa%2F Basically, from what I read, this means that other companies can produce competing chips which implement the Power ISA, without requiring a license. It is more likely that the Sun will become a supernova than IBM would "open" the IBM z ISA. -- I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go into the library and read a good book -- Groucho Marx Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
