[Arm-netbook] sifive sells a riscv cpu mainboard

[Jonathan Neuschäfer]

On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 12:39:57PM -0500, ronwirring at Safe-mail.net wrote:
> Sifive has a mainboard for sale with a running riscv cpu. Many
> of the devices on the mainboard require non libre software.
> 
> https://youtu.be/LAA1B5QNbO8?t=1507

What do you mean exactly?

- Do you mean that you'd need Microsemi's proprietary FPGA toolchain to
  re-generate the FPGA bitstream of the "southbridge" (which is not part
  of the mainboard, but arguably necessary in order to make good use of
  the board)?

- Or do you mean that some/many (important) hardware blocks are nonfree
  *hardware*?

- Or do you mean that nonfree firmware or drivers are required (which
  I've seen no indication of)?


Jonathan Neuschäfer