# Why a Libre-SOC?
+## TLDR
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+We believe a computer should be safe to use, and this starts with a safe processor.
+
+## The Lengthier Explanation...
+
Its quite hard to guarantee that performant processors (think pipelined, out-of-order) are functionally perfectly correct. In fact, it often turns out that they [aren’t](https://meltdownattack.com).
There are entire [dissertations](http://www.kroening.com/diss/diss-kroe.pdf) dedicated to the subject matter of merely functionally verifying a pipeline (this doesn’t even consider out of order execution).