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Open Source CPUs Coming To a Club Near You?

Posted by timothy on from the more-the-better dept.

lekernel writes "The Milkymist project (also mentioned earlier this year) have started shipping their so-called 'video synthesizer,' a device used by concert and other event organizers to create live visual effects. Most interestingly, the device is based on their fully open source system-on-chip design, including both a CPU and graphics accelerators — the latter being a significant part of what the Open Graphics project is still struggling with."

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  1. Finally, some serious nerd on this thing. by blair1q · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I was beginning to worry that politics and journalism and business were all there was to /.

  2. But still, no one gives a shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Really. No one cares. Maybe one guy will look at it and attempt to modify something. It's cute but that's pretty much it.