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-# NL.net proposal
+# NL.net proposal - 2019-10-046
+
+* NLNet Project Page
+* Top Level bugreport
## Project name
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ given, and then proposed.
There are several (see links at end) already in draft form. The primary
one is the Vectorisation Standard. Additional Vector Operations is
-another. Ttranscendental operations (SIN, COS, LOG) another.
+another. Transcendental operations (SIN, COS, LOG) another.
Once drafts have been agreed, a simulator can be developed. Next is some
unit tests, and after that, some formal Compliance Tests.
@@ -125,3 +128,17 @@ all picked up the story. The list is updated and maintained here:
*
*
* Several other sub-proposals as part of the above.
+
+# Management Summary
+
+The Libre SoC was first funded from NLNet in 2018. This was for the core
+of the project, based on an informally-developed Hybrid CPU-GPU 3D
+instruction set that had been written (and implemented in a simulator)
+in the 18 months prior to contacting NLNet. During the implementation
+it became clear that a lot more work would be needed, and, further, that
+to meet proper transparency criteria, the proposed instruction set
+enhancements would need to be properly written up. In addition,
+negotiations and communications with the Standards Body responsible
+for POWER ISA (the OpenPower Foundation) also needed to be taken into
+consideration. Therefore this proposal was submitted so that full
+transparency and understanding of the Libre SoC is achieved.