[libre-riscv-dev] Fwd: Preparations The Libre-RISCV SoC

[Aleksandar Kostovic]

Okay that makes sense. Send the version with how what why methodology. :)



On Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 13:18 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl at lkcl.net>
wrote:

> > On Sat, Mar 30, 2019 at 3:44 PM Aleksandar Kostovic
> > <alexandar.kostovic at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "It is the year 2019 and it is not possible to buy a mass-produced
> > laptop, tablet or smartphone where the user can replace all of its
> > software, without loss of functionality.  Some processors are
> > DRM-locked at the bootloader, whilst others have proprietary 3D
> > Graphics, Video Processors and NSA-spying backdoor co-processors (such
> > as the Intel "Management Engine").  There is no way for users to audit
> > and trust the hardware or the proprietary software"
>
>  too long.
>
> "It is 2019 and it is not possible to buy a mass-produced
> laptop, tablet or smartphone and replace all of its software
> without loss of functionality.  Processor boot-loaders are DRM-locked,
> WIFI, 3D Graphics and Video Processors are proprietary, and Intel's
> processors contain NSA-spying backdoor "Management" Engines.
>
> how's okaaay...
>
> "Therefore, shocklngly, the only way to restore and engender trust is
> to literally make a new processor - one that is developed
> transparently and may be independently audited to the bedrock."
>
> "what" we can adapt from what you wrote... oh hang on, jacob and i
> wrote this many months ago:
>  https://www.crowdsupply.com/libre-risc-v/m-class
>
> cutting that down even more:
>
> "So we are developing a a low-power, mobile-class, 64-bit Quad-Core
> SoC at a minimum 800mhz clock rate, suitable for tablet, netbook, and
> industrial embedded systems. Full source code and files are available
> not only for the operating system and bootloader, but also for the
> processor, its peripherals and its 3D GPU and VPU.  Details at
> http://libre-riscv.org/3d_gpu/"
>
> then if the people doing the review *have* time, they can go *to* that
> page, see the links to mailing list, bugtracker, git repo, wiki etc.
> (which i've just added), and corrected a link.
>
> that's 132 words, which is a lot for a "single paragraph".
>
> if you watch simon sinek's video, aleksander, you'll see that what you
> wrote falls into what simon calls the "meh" trap :)  HP, Dell, they
> all do it: they sell you on "what then how then why", it hits the
> larger "thinking" cortex of the brain, and people go, "i hear you...
> it just doesn't *feel* right".
>
> whereas at around 16 minutes into the video he does an "apple" style
> "why then how then what" and it's punchy as hell and i can't even
> begin to explain the difference.  i'm *almost* seduced into buying
> apple as a result :)
>
> so the "why" is implied from the bit about there not being a
> mass-produced system that users can replace all the software.
> "engendering trust" is an important phrase to include as it links to
> the whole thing about NLnet, as is the independent audit part.  in the
> "what" it's mentioned *in summary* that the full source of the
> hardware and software is available.
>
> does that make sense?
>
> l.
>
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