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China Develops Their Own CPU: The "Dragon Chip"
vaxzilla writes "China's People's Daily
Online is reporting in
this article that the Computer Institution of the Chinese Academy of
Science have developed a new CPU, which they're calling the Dragon Chip.
The report isn't clear on the technical details of the chip, though it
does state, somewhat confusingly, that it, `is based on the RISC
structure, a totally another standard. Therefore, it will not fall into
the intellectual property right trap.' They're running Linux on the chip
and have built a server around it, Soaring Dragon. It looks like China is
starting to tell both Microsoft and Intel to take a hike. Interesting
times are ahead."
the next set of tanks to run over students will probably be running these, in a beowolf cluster. :P
For the Source is my ally, and a powerful ally it is.
you are aware that NY Times, NPR, and VOA replaced their news department with a fax machine that only allows incoming transmissions from the Democratic National Party, right?
That was never even implied.
Now, go wrap make yourself comfortable, relax, and lap up as much mass-media truth as your little head will allow.
Face it, most Linux users are not those free thinkers who carefully weigh the pros and cons of a tool they use to get a job done based on what philosophies it represents.
I use Linux only because it is free (as in beer) and because I am a cheap bastard who doesn't care that I am supporting what I perceive as communism (actually I'm not really supporting it since I haven't contributed any work or money and don't plan to). I object to your implication that the average consumer is not a free thinker just because they don't base their purchasing/leetching decision on some fad socio-economic theory.
I suppose this will get modded down, but that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
-a
How to rationalize theft.
Those communist bastards probably designed their chip so that it automatically blocks google...know what I'm sayin'?
if you feel so strongly about it, why dont you go move to china? we'll miss you so much.
wouldn`t it be ironic if everyone who bought stuff made in china helped them to build a nuke that some terrorist used against us?
Of course this system will be prone to a lot of crashes, everyone knows how bad Chinese drivers are!
I read the article. Hey, yeah it sucks. Yeah, it's coercive and inhumane and many many other things.
HOWEVER, the *idea* is sound. The world, as a whole, has too damn many people, and we (as a race) still insist on breeding like a bunch of fscking rabbits. Even with current technology, there is no way to feed this many people in a *sustainable* manner; sure, they can all be fed now, but what about in fifty years when much of the cropland is unproductive due to overuse of toxic chemicals and fertilizers?
I'm *not* being a hypocrite here; my wife and I have no children and aren't *going* to have any children. We are not going to contribute to the overpopulation problem any more than we already have by simply being here.