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From: RT<mfoc73@d...>
Date: Tue Apr 12 10:11:58 CEST 2005
Subject: [oc] About open hw in EE Times, but not OpenCores.
Joachim Strömbergson wrote:
> Aloha!
>
> EE Times is running an article about the new wave of open HW
> development. The article stems from an IBM VC thingy. Interestingly (and
> oh so suprisingly ;-) the article pulls out an IBM initiative
> (www.power.org) as an example of the new trend.
>
> Might be an interesting read anyway:
> http://www.eet.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=160502705
>
I think the VC got confused. Extract from power.org's FAQ:
> Q: What are the proposed objectives of Power.org?
> A: Power.org's objectives are to develop open standards and
> specifications, business guidelines documents, best practices and
> education, certifications to validate implementations and drive
> adoption of Power Architecture technology.
It looks like it's just an open standards organisation, pushing the
PowerPC architecture.
Rick
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