KB == Karl Berry k...@freefriends.org writes:
KB Thanks. The use of the word mining still confuses me,
I presume the idea is that searching for pre-images is not unlike
searching for ore in the ground. And it puns well with the concept
of finding money/wealth by mining.
KB Most (all?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_mining
Thanks. The use of the word mining still confuses me, among other
things. But whatever, it's not important that I understand.
Most (all?) FPGA chips have undisclosed bitstream formats.
I see, dimly. Well, in any case, policy on this kind of
KB == Karl Berry k...@freefriends.org writes:
ASIC/FPGA mining (primary use) has no such limitations.
KB What does mining mean here? I searched around but could
KB not figure it out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_mining#Bitcoin_mining
has a good description. Basically it is finding
On 06/02/2013 04:36 PM, James Cloos wrote:
Out of curiosity: I wonder whether anything that depends
on FPGA may qualify as free software system.
KB If the programmed chips, or instructions for the programming,
KB are available, why not? I'm sure I don't get it ...
Most (all?) FPGA
Hi,
there is this new submission #12640[0] which has some files which say
All rights reserved among the GPL license notice. Is this problematic?
Or can it be simply dismissed, as [1] suggests?
Best regards.
[0] https://savannah.gnu.org/task/index.php?12640
[1]
On 06/01/2013 01:58 PM, Aljosha Papsch wrote:
[0] https://savannah.gnu.org/task/index.php?12640
says:
ASIC/FPGA mining (primary use) has no such limitations.
Out of curiosity: I wonder whether anything that depends
on FPGA may qualify as free software system.
Am 01.06.2013 15:32, schrieb Ineiev:
On 06/01/2013 01:58 PM, Aljosha Papsch wrote:
[0] https://savannah.gnu.org/task/index.php?12640
says:
ASIC/FPGA mining (primary use) has no such limitations.
Out of curiosity: I wonder whether anything that depends
on FPGA may qualify as free
ASIC/FPGA mining (primary use) has no such limitations.
What does mining mean here? I searched around but could not figure it
out.
Out of curiosity: I wonder whether anything that depends
on FPGA may qualify as free software system.
If the programmed chips, or instructions
All rights reserved among the GPL license notice. Is this problematic?
Or can it be simply dismissed, as [1] suggests?
[1]
http://help.lockergnome.com/linux/rights-reserved-GPL--ftopict471741.html
As far as I know, All rights reserved has no legal effect any more, as
the first
