In message <3528108.ESRu8pFo4z@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> AMD goes Torro on Torrenza open source socket
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | AMD, displaying a rare breed of initiative for a chip manufacturer has
> | opened up the hardware specifications for its Opteron server processor,
> | enabling other chipmakers to design co-processors that will be socket
> | compatible with an Opteron motherboard.
> |
> | [...]
> |
> | AMD's vision appears to be an attempt to emulate the software open
> | source paradigm in a hardware environment by opening up the AMD
> | architecture to third party developers.
> `----
>
> http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/5705/53/
I'm not sure there's anything "open" about this. I expect you'll have to
sign NDAs before they give you any specs.
|
|
