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Do you remember those libre hardware SOC EOMA68 computing devices? https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop It was a system-on-a-chip, that had 1 GB ram that you put in your laptop or desktop housing. You could then upgrade to the new SOC for $50. That's game changing in an industry that revolves around you buying a new laptop computer every 5 years. Anyway, Luke is working now working a Libre GPU/SOC: https://www.crowdsupply.com/libre-risc-v/m-class (this site is more up to date). https://libre-soc.org/3d_gpu/ >From the above site: #+BEGIN_SRC org Note: this is a hybrid CPU, VPU and GPU. It is not, as many news articles are implying, a "dedicated exclusive GPU". The option exists to create a stand-alone GPU product (contact us if this is a product that you want). Our primary goal is to design a complete all-in-one processor (System-on-a-Chip) that happens to include libre-licensed VPU and GPU accelerated instructions as part of the actual - main - CPU itself. This greatly simplifies driver development, applications integration and debugging, reducing costs and time to market in the process. #+END_SRC I did interview (1) Luke a few days ago, and he mentioned that they are going to be spending $20,000 USD to make some FPGA prototypes. I did request that he donate one to some Guix developers. :D The current SOC is using IMB's Power ISA, and Luke does need some help in designing the hardware. NLnet is providing some funding. Luke's mailing list is available here: http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Luke's latest mailing list mentioned that NLnet does provide funding for some of these projects, but there is a time limit. #+BEGIN_SRC org well i urgently need people to help out. there is a time limit on the NLnet funding. #+END_SRC 1) https://video.hardlimit.com/videos/watch/playlist/41587906-bec9-4bae-801a-b8a4c91960ce?playlistPosition=3&resume=true The video is also available via the other dominant proprietary video platform... Apologies if this is too off topic. -- Joshua Branson (joshuaBPMan in #guix) Sent from Emacs and Gnus https://gnucode.me https://video.hardlimit.com/accounts/joshua_branson/video-channels https://propernaming.org "You can have whatever you want, as long as you help enough other people get what they want." - Zig Ziglar