@thehatfox@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish • 10 months agoWill Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely notwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1107cross-posted to: hackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@al177@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink5•10 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•10 months agoWait I thought MIPS and RISC-V was the same ISA?
minus-square@al177@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink2•10 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.