\item {\bf iMX6}: Libre bootable, Vivante 3D GPU (libre etnaviv)
but proprietary VPU (and a power-hungry Cortex A9)
\item {\bf Allwinner SoCs}: mostly Libre bootable,
- VPU reverse-engineered; GPU: MALI or PowerVR (i.e. proprietary)
+ VPU reverse engineered; GPU: MALI or PowerVR (i.e. proprietary)
\item {\bf Rockchip SoCs}: good but using MALI or PowerVR.
\item {\bf TI OMAP}: good but using PowerVR. and expensive.
\item {\bf Samsung}: good but using MALI.
- \item {\bf Ingenic jz4775 }: GREAT! performance
+ \item {\bf Ingenic jz4775}: GREAT! performance
sucks (1ghz MIPS32).
- \item {\bf Broadcom SoCs }: Cartelled. and boots from the VPU
+ \item {\bf Broadcom SoCs}: Cartelled. and boots from the GPU
\end{itemize}
{\it Basically there does not exist one single commercial SoC that
provides full source code for all functions (CPU, GPU, VPU)
- with modern performance. Note: All of them sponge off of Open Source}
+ with modern performance. Which is kinda bizarre if you think about it}
+}
+
+
+\frame{\frametitle{So what's needed? What would a good (Libre) SoC have?}
+
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Cover a lot of different scenarios (embedded, tablets, industrial,
+ netbooks, crypto-currency mining).
+ \item Decent performance with high efficiency. RISC-V: 40 \%
+ more efficient than ARM / Intel. Shakti a good
+ candidate: 2.5ghz and 120mW per core @ 22nm.
+ \item 1080p video: y'all gotta watch cute kittens on youtube, right?
+ \item 3D GPU: y'all gotta play Angri Burds, right? (or Minecraft)
+ \item No spying back-door co-processors (to steal crypto-wallets)
+ \item No Spectres, no Meltdowns.
+ \end{itemize}
+ {\it Basically quite boring and mundane. No Monster Performance,
+ no AI stuff, no special sauce. Just a plain-old SoC,
+ 40\% more power efficient than ARM/Intel,
+ and not spying on end-users, that's all}
}