(Agreements between RISC-V *Members* to not engage in patent litigation
does nothing to stop third party patents that *legitimately pre-date*
the newly-created RISC-V ISA)
-* MIPS, SPARC, ARC, and others, simply have no viable ecosystem.
+* MIPS, SPARC, ARC, and others, simply have no viable publicly
+ managed ecosystem. They work well within their niche markets.
* Power ISA: protected by IBM's extensive patent portfolio for Members
of the OpenPOWER Foundation, covered by Trademarks, permitting
and encouraging contributions, and having software support for over