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Welcome to Libre-SOC
- We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.
+ We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.
+
- A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...
+ A chip with lots of peripherals. And it's a VPU. And it's a 3D GPU...
+
- Oh and here, have the source code...
+ Oh and here, have the
+ Libre-SOC source code...
+
Why should I care?
-With LibreSOC, you can take complex algorithms usually intended for
+With Libre-SOC, 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.
@@ -22,8 +26,8 @@ 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
+times, it is quite difficult for customers to get their hands on the
+drivers and install them due to their locked down nature. Libre-SOC is
providing our own Free/Libre drivers. Easy as 1, 2, 3!
@@ -32,7 +36,6 @@ providing our own Free/Libre drivers. Easy as 1, 2, 3!
A few names come to mind:
-
-
# Our Team
-We are proud of our talented and diverse [team](about_us).
+We are proud of our talented and diverse [team](about_us)
+located all across the world: UK US Canada Germany Greece India
+Kuwait.
-# Our sponsors
+# Our sponsors and partners
+* [NLnet](https://nlnet.nl) who have very kindly sponsored us with
+ over EUR 550,000 in various separate grants.
+* [NGI POINTER](https://www.ngi.eu/ngi-projects/ngi-pointer/) who have
+ sponsored us with a EUR 200,000 Horizon 2020 Grant.
+* [Mythic Beasts](http://mythic-beasts.com) who don't overcommit on
+ their VPS allocations (no memory ballooning), and put servers on
+ the fastest backbone Internet points.
* [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.
+* [Raptor Engineering](https://raptorengineering.com) is providing
+ additional assistance including access to an [[shakti/m_class/LPC]]
+ interface (more to come)
+* [MarketNext](http://marketnext.org) is helping us connect to developer
+ resources in Emerging markets, for completion of NLNet-funded tasks.
+* The [[PowerPC Notebook]] Project
+* [RED Semiconductor](http://redsemiconductor.com) is the commercial realisation of Libre-SOC technology that respects and actively supports Libre principles in its business objectives.
+* [[fed4fire]] for supercomputer access for verilator simulations,
+ with thanks to Ghent University / IMEC.
# How Can I Help?
@@ -64,59 +83,57 @@ 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.
+# How Can I Help as a Developer?