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Sun Niagara 2 CPU Now Open Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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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  1. Open Source friendly? by LingNoi · · Score: 0, Troll

    From the criticisms I have been reading over the net, Sun has been hiding information on how to get their hardware working in Linux. Hardly what I would call a committed player to open source software. Am I wrong on this?

    In any case what they have just done sounds more like they just want people to peer review their work rather then release anything useful. I wonder what they'd do if someone started selling processors based on the information they just released.

  2. 21st century business plan by karmaflux · · Score: 0, Troll

    1. Release unsalable product as open-source 2. ??? 3. Profit

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