-# Welcome to Libre-SOC
-(formerly Libre-RISCV)
+<div class="jumbotron">
+ <h1 class="display-5">Welcome to Libre-SOC</h1>
+<blockquote>
+ <p>We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.</p>
-> We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.
+ <p>A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...</p>
-> A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...
+ <p>Oh and here, have the <a href="http://git.libre-riscv.org">source code</a>...</p>
+</blockquote>
+ <hr class="my-4">
-> Oh and here, have the [source code](http://git.libre-riscv.org)...
+<h2 class="display-5">Why should I care?</h2>
-## Tell Me More...
+With LibreSOC, you can take complex algorithms usually intended for
+power hungry servers with big fat GPUs, and run them on tiny devices
+like smartwatches, cellphones, and pocket drones without changing your
+code at all.
-With LibreSOC, you can take complex algorithms usually intended for power
+ <hr class="my-4">
-hungry servers with big fat GPUs, and run them on tiny devices like smartwatches,
+<h2 class="display-5">Hasn't Somebody Already Done This?</h2>
-cellphones, and pocket drones without changing your code at all.
+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!
-## Hasn't Somebody Already This?
+ <hr class="my-4">
+
+<h2 class="display-5">Does Open Hardware Really Work?</h2>
+<p>A few names come to mind:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org">Raspberry Pi</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://www.arduino.cc">Arduino</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://www.raptorcs.com">Raptor Computing Systems</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://www.bitcraze.io">CrazyFlie</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://www.scopefun.com">ScopeFun</a></li>
+</ul>
+
+ <p class="lead">
+ <a class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" href="https://libre-soc.org/why_a_libresoc/" role="button">Learn more</a>
+
+</div>
-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!
-Sounds cool? Learn more about the [why](why_a_libresoc) behind Libre-SOC
-and [our mission](The_Mission).
# Our Team
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 *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.
+If you want to write code with us (and receive donations from NLNet
+for doing so), 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),
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 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.
+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. 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.
+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).
+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
Also, individuals with experience in formal mathematical verification
are quite welcome.
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projects / libreriscv.git / blobdiff