[Arm-netbook] about Risc-V and Power,

[zap]

On 01/03/2020 07:25 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> On 1/3/20, zap <zapper at disroot.org> wrote:
>> Just to be clear, you cannot legally sell risc-v processors even if you
>> remove the trademarks.
> like any trademark, if you make no mention of the trademark, or any
> claims of "compliance", you're probably ok.
>
> from the time i worked on samba-tng, you can claim *compatibility*
> with something that is a pun or the *inversion* of a trademark.
> "arcfour-compatible" rather than "RC4 compliant".
>
> etnaviv.
>
> v-sirc.
>
> if you say "v-sirc compatible" and you're ok.
So to be clear, is it because it could be very dangerous to work on
risc-v without their help.
>> And, OpenPower can be made more secure and lightweight then Risc-V.
> that's very difficult to say.  you start having to delve into what
> "secure" means at both the architectural, ISA *and* design level.
> "lightweight" is much easier to compare however would still take a
> significant amount of time.
>
>
Well said then. Lightweight is what I concern over more to be fair. I am
sure they are both equally or close to equally secure though - the
meltdown spectre crap. ;)