Sun Niagara 2 CPU Now Open Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday December 12, 2007 @11:08AM from the stay-on-target dept.

downix writes "Late last night Sun Microsystems announced the immediate availability of the UltraSPARC T2, also known as the Niagara 2 CPU. While we all might not have a silicon fab in the basement, the access to this source code reaffirms Sun's commitment to open source, and in addition gives us FPGA-lovers something new to play with. The source code can be downloaded (with registration) from OpenSPARC.net. Already the previously open sourced T1 has spawned spin-off projects, such as the Simple RISC S1."

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This is... by larpon · 2007-12-12 11:49 · Score: 5, Funny

Sun Viagra 2 CPU... Ok.. I need glasses
1. Re:This is... by Anonymous Coward · 2007-12-12 12:28 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Sun Viagra 2 CPU... Ok.. I need glasses
  
  Sun should market it as such, after all, you never want your server to go down.