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   1 # Welcome to LibreSoC
   2
   3 > We're gonna build a chip. A fast chip. A chip with lots of peripherals. And a gpu. Here have the source code.
   4
   5 Sounds cool? Learn more [here](who_we_are)
   6
   7 # Join us in Realizing the First Market Ready LibreSOC!
   8
   9 1. First, join the
  10 [mailing list](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev),
  11 introduce yourself, and read through
  12 [recent posts](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/)
  13 and the [[charter]].
  14
  15 2. The next thing you should do is read through the [bugs
  16 list](http://bugs.libre-riscv.org) and see if there are any bugs that
  17 pique your interest.
  18
  19 3. After that, go ahead and take a look at the resources section below.
  20 Try and clone a repository with ``git clone https://git.libre-riscv.org/git/repositoryname.git``
  21
  22 4. If you plan to do HDL work, you should familiarize yourself with our [[HDL_workflow]].
  23
  24 5. We do have funding available (see [[nlnet]]) upon completion of issues -
  25 we are also working on procuring more funding which gets the project to
  26 nanometre scale tapeout.
  27
  28 6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SoC is a good cause that
  29 you would like to contribute to, add yourself to the [[current_members]]
  30 page, fill in some information about yourself, and join the mailing list
  31 and say hello.
  32
  33 Also note that you can edit this wiki. See the last section of this page.
  34
  35 ## Needed Skills
  36
  37 Most labor is currently being applied to developing the GPU portion of
  38 the Libre-SoC.
  39
  40 The highest priority needed at the moment is a c++ engineer to work on
  41 a MESA 3D driver. This will begin life similar to SwiftShader however
  42 retaining the vectorisation and predication intrinsics as well as hardware accelerated opcodes (all of which SwiftShader lacks)
  43
  44 Medium to long-term we need HDL engineers. Particularly those familiar
  45 with nMigen or just python.  Most of the techniques being used require
  46 software engineering skills (OO design, polymorphism) than they do more
  47 traditional HDL programming skills. Basically if you have experience in 2
  48 of the following you'll do fine: python, nmigen, verilog/VHDL/gate-level
  49 design. See [[HDL_workflow]]
  50
  51 Also, individuals with experience in formal mathematical verification
  52 are quite welcome.
  53
  54 TODO: add a list of upcoming project tasks/milestones (link to
  55 bugtracker).
  56
  57 # Resources
  58
  59 | Resource | Link |
  60 | --- | --- |
  61 | Bugs and Tasks | <http://bugs.libre-riscv.org/> |
  62 | Mailing Lists | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org> |
  63 | Archives | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail> |
  64 | Git repositories | <http://git.libre-riscv.org> |
  65 | Kazan (Vulkan driver) | <https://salsa.debian.org/Kazan-team/kazan> |
  66 | Further Information | [[resources]] |
  67
  68 # Main Pages
  69
  70 * Libre-SoC [[charter]]
  71 * [[shakti/m_class]]
  72 * [[alt_rvp]]
  73 * [[3d_gpu]]
  74 * [[vpu]]
  75 * [[simple_v_extension]]
  76 * [[zfpacc_proposal]]
  77 * [[ztrans_proposal]]
  78 * [[simple_v_extension/specification/mv.x]]
  79 * [[simple_v_extension/specification/ld.x]]
  80 * Specifications and [[resources]]
  81
  82 # Spike Emulator
  83 * [Set-Up Instructions][1]
  84
  85 [1]: https://libre-riscv.org/3d_gpu/spike_sv/
  86
  87 # Current Members
  88
  89 [[current_members]]
  90
  91 # Wiki Structure
  92
  93 This is a publicly editable wiki.
  94
  95 All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
  96
  97 This wiki is powered by [[ikiwiki]].
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  99 This is the sitemap: [[sitemap]]