> MIPS does exist, whose ripoff your RISCV is. it's open. and even schmopen. somehow, I don't see enthusiasm about it. why?
I actually do like MIPS quite a lot, but there are some problems with the companies backing it and the MIPS open initiative has been ended. Lawsuits are involved. It looks like the architecture may be dead in the water soon. https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/04/22/...-and-more/
Edit: the one exception seems to be China's Loongson but it's hard to find that in the US. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n...-Ahead-5.8 Loongson is what RMS's famed (now ancient) Lemote laptop uses. Not sure if he still uses it.
I actually do like MIPS quite a lot, but there are some problems with the companies backing it and the MIPS open initiative has been ended. Lawsuits are involved. It looks like the architecture may be dead in the water soon. https://www.cnx-software.com/2020/04/22/...-and-more/
Edit: the one exception seems to be China's Loongson but it's hard to find that in the US. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=n...-Ahead-5.8 Loongson is what RMS's famed (now ancient) Lemote laptop uses. Not sure if he still uses it.