@thehatfox@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 8 months agoWill Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely notwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@chunkyhairball@lemmy.mllinkfedilink28•8 months agoI’m far sadder to see the various MIPS machines starting to lose support than I am for Itanic.
minus-square@tastysnacks@programming.devlinkfedilink7•8 months agoI thought MIPS was making a come back
minus-square@al177link5•7 months agoNah. The current license holder for MIPS announced its death a couple of years ago. RISC-V is the new hotness.
minus-square@tastysnacks@programming.devlinkfedilink1•7 months agoWait I thought MIPS and RISC-V was the same ISA?
minus-square@al177link2•7 months agoSimilar, but not the same. The biggest difference of course is that the MIPS ISA is still commercially licensed while RISC-V’s ISA is open.
I’m far sadder to see the various MIPS machines starting to lose support than I am for Itanic.
I thought MIPS was making a come back
Nah. The current license holder for MIPS announced its death a couple of years ago.
RISC-V is the new hotness.
Wait I thought MIPS and RISC-V was the same ISA?
Similar, but not the same. The biggest difference of course is that the MIPS ISA is still commercially licensed while RISC-V’s ISA is open.