Re: [DNG] IBM Gives Away PowerPC; Goes Open Source

2019-08-30 Thread Didier Kryn
Le 30/08/2019 à 23:43, Bruce Perens via Dng a écrit : RISC-V is changing a lot of things. PowerPC doesn't have much value any longer. IBM will be fine without it. I wouldn't capitalize ARM right now.     Yes. With the PPC, they have been pioneers in the RISC technology and they might well

Re: [DNG] IBM Gives Away PowerPC; Goes Open Source

2019-08-30 Thread Bruce Perens via Dng
RISC-V is changing a lot of things. PowerPC doesn't have much value any longer. IBM will be fine without it. I wouldn't capitalize ARM right now. Disclaimer: Since I am part running a venture fund these days, SEC won't let me say what I'm actually invested in to you lowly non-accredited

Re: [DNG] IBM Gives Away PowerPC; Goes Open Source

2019-08-30 Thread Simon Hobson
Didier Kryn wrote: > Therefore it means IBM doesn't care anymore in PowerPc arch ... That's what I > fear, actually. I don't think it means that. It's clear that PowerPC is stuck as a niche architecture. The only way out of that is to get lots of people using it - and making it freely