-# Welcome to LibreSoC
+<div class="jumbotron">
+ <h1 class="display-4">Welcome to Libre-SOC</h1>
+<blockquote>
+ <p>We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.</p>
+
+ <p>A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...</p>
+
+ <p>Oh and here, have the <a href="http://git.libre-riscv.org">source code</a>...</p>
+</blockquote>
+ <hr class="my-4">
-> We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.
+<h2 class="display-4">Why should I care?</h2>
-> A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...
+With LibreSOC, you can take complex algorithms usually intended for power
-> Oh and here, have the source code...
+hungry servers with big fat GPUs, and run them on tiny devices like smartwatches,
-Sounds cool? Learn more about the [why](why_a_libresoc) behind LibreSOC and [our mission](The_Mission).
+cellphones, and pocket drones without changing your code at all.
+ <hr class="my-4">
+
+<h2 class="display-4">Hasn't Somebody Already This?</h2>
+
+To the best of our knowledge, no. The closest systems would be ARM Cortex devices
+
+which currently offer mediocre GPU and OpenCL support. Often times, it is quite
+
+diffcult for customers to get their hands on the drivers and install them due to
+
+their locked down nature. LibreSOC is providing our own Free/Libre drivers. Easy as
+1, 2, 3!
+
+ <p class="lead">
+ <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="https://libre-soc.org/why_a_libresoc/" role="button">Learn more</a>
+ </p>
+</div>
# Our Team
We are proud of our talented and diverse [team](about_us).
+# Our sponsors
+
+* [Purism](http://puri.sm) donates to us through [NLNet](nlnet)
+ charitable gifting
+* [Raptor CS](http://raptorcs.com) has given us access to a powerful
+ 18-core 128 GB RAM TALOS II workstation, online.
+
# How Can I Help?
-If you would like to fund us, see [[funding]]. We currently have some funding and always appreciate more! If you are a Corporation or an individual you can donate tax-free to NLNet, and they can in turn gift our developers. Contact lkcl@lkcl.net for more information.
+If you would like to fund us, see [[funding]]. We currently have some
+funding and always appreciate more! If you are a Corporation or an
+individual you can donate tax-free to NLNet, and they can in turn gift
+our developers. Contact lkcl@lkcl.net for more information.
-If you want to write code with us, keep reading.
+If you want to write code with us, keep reading. If you want to *learn* so that you can write code with us, see below. If there is anything else, just get in touch on the list, there is plenty to do.
1. First, join the
[mailing list](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev),
-introduce yourself, and read through
+introduce yourself (people will happily say "hello" back"). Read through
[recent posts](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail/libre-riscv-dev/)
-and the [[charter]].
-
+and the [[charter]], and let everyone know, on the list that you're
+happy with it and agree to it.
2. The next thing you should do is read through the [bugs
list](http://bugs.libre-riscv.org) and see if there are any bugs that
pique your interest.
-
-3. After that, go ahead and take a look at the resources section below.
-Try and clone a repository with ``git clone https://git.libre-riscv.org/git/repositoryname.git``
-
-4. If you plan to do HDL work, you should familiarize yourself with our [[HDL_workflow]].
-
+3. After that, go ahead and take a look at the
+ [git repositories](https://git.libre-riscv.org).
+Try and clone a repository with
+``git clone https://git.libre-riscv.org/git/repositoryname.git``
+4. If you plan to do HDL work, you should familiarize yourself with our
+ [[HDL_workflow]].
5. We do have funding available (see [[nlnet]]) upon completion of issues -
we are also working on procuring more funding which gets the project to
nanometre scale tapeout.
-
-6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SoC is a good cause that
+6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SOC is a something that
you would like to contribute to, add yourself to the [current_members](about_us)
page, fill in some information about yourself, and join the mailing list
and say hello.
-Also note that you can edit this wiki. See the last section of this page.
+Also note that you can edit this wiki. You can experiment in the [[Sandbox]].
+
+## How can I learn?
+
+The whole purpose of this project is to be a learning environment as well as an actual business. If you want to learn how to do ASIC design, with a view to contributing or starting your own ASIC business, start here: [[3d_gpu/tutorial]]. Yes, really: do not let anyone tell you that you can't learn this stuff too.
+
+Along the way, if you find any [[resources]] or links that you found particularly helpful, please add them to that page so that other people can also benefit (and you have a place to remember them, too).
## Needed Skills
Most labor is currently being applied to developing the GPU portion of
-the Libre-SoC.
+the Libre-SOC.
The highest priority needed at the moment is a c++ engineer to work on
a MESA 3D driver. This will begin life similar to SwiftShader however
-retaining the vectorisation and predication intrinsics as well as hardware accelerated opcodes (all of which SwiftShader lacks)
+retaining the vectorisation and predication intrinsics as well as hardware
+accelerated opcodes (all of which SwiftShader lacks)
Medium to long-term we need HDL engineers. Particularly those familiar
with nMigen or just python. Most of the techniques being used require
Also, individuals with experience in formal mathematical verification
are quite welcome.
-TODO: add a list of upcoming project tasks/milestones (link to
-bugtracker).
-
-# Resources
-
-| Resource | Link |
-| --- | --- |
-| Bugs and Tasks | <http://bugs.libre-riscv.org/> |
-| Mailing Lists | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org> |
-| Archives | <http://lists.libre-riscv.org/pipermail> |
-| Git repositories | <http://git.libre-riscv.org> |
-| Kazan (Vulkan driver) | <https://salsa.debian.org/Kazan-team/kazan> |
-| Further Information | [[resources]] |
-
-# Main Pages
-
-* Libre-SoC [[charter]]
-* [[shakti/m_class]]
-* [[alt_rvp]]
-* [[3d_gpu]]
-* [[vpu]]
-* [[simple_v_extension]]
-* [[zfpacc_proposal]]
-* [[ztrans_proposal]]
-* [[simple_v_extension/specification/mv.x]]
-* [[simple_v_extension/specification/ld.x]]
-* [[future_feature_proposals]]
-* Specifications and [[resources]]
-
-# Spike Emulator
-* [Set-Up Instructions][1]
-
-[1]: https://libre-riscv.org/3d_gpu/spike_sv/
-
-# Wiki Structure
-
-This is a publicly editable wiki.
-
-All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]], so this one does too.
-
-This wiki is powered by [[ikiwiki]].
-
-This is the sitemap: [[sitemap]]
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