@thehatfox@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months agoWill Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely notwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkWill Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely notwww.theregister.com@thehatfox@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square29fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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.
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.