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The great shine of RISC-V is its openness. That's the point when compared to ARM architecture. I wonder how a truly open project like that could be affected by
by panqueca 2y ago
The great shine of RISC-V is its openness. That's the point when compared to ARM architecture.
I wonder how a truly open project like that could be affected by geopolitics interests, and also, if it would really be effective.
- RetroTechie 2y ago> I wonder how a truly open project like that could be affected by geopolitics interests, and also, if it would really be effective. Or in this case, the other way around: how open ISA may affect geopolitics. RISC-V being free-for-all is a given at this point. But politicians-being-stupid also is. So who knows what they come up with. Export stops on specific high-perf implementations won't do anything. China would just license from elsewhere, or make their own (which they are perfectly capable of doing). Not to mention it works both ways: what China contributes to the RISC-V ecosystem, also benefits US interests. Frustrating that with export bans, just creates a lot of hostility for near-0 gain. Read: pointless.