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Open Source Finally Hits Real Silicon

Posted by timothy on from the mask-of-progress dept.

pagercam2 writes "While Open Source software has many success stories, hardware and particularly chips haven't had as much. While there have been multiple Open Source projects, none have come to a final product until now. The OpenRISC 1000 has been implemented by Flextronics Semiconductor(a division of Flextronics, the contract manufacturer possibly best known for its production of many Cisco products) along with PCI, 10/100 Ethernet, serial, GPIO etc. ... Details and pretty pictures available at OpenCores.org, and it even runs uClinux. Good Job!"

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  1. Where do they expect this to go? by ObviousGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    What's the roadmap from here for these open core processors? Is there one?

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  2. Apparently... by cartzworth · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...their server is running off one of these since its already Slashdotted.

  3. Re:Almost Used in iPod by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Didn't you hear? Honda is purchasing Apple. I work in middle management at Hopple MotorComps, so you can believe me.

  4. Re:One can always hope.. by Luigi30 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You must be having delusions again. You should go to the Ministry of Love to have them treated.

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