thehatfox@lemmy.world to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWill Linux on Itanium be saved? Absolutely notwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down13
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minus-squareal177@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoNah. The current license holder for MIPS announced its death a couple of years ago. RISC-V is the new hotness.
minus-squaretastysnackslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWait I thought MIPS and RISC-V was the same ISA?
minus-squareal177@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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 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.