From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:56:54 +0000 (+0100) Subject: whitespace cleanup X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~2871 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=86f6fcc1c34f2ff9d27028e8271de9f534a589bf;p=libreriscv.git whitespace cleanup --- diff --git a/index.mdwn b/index.mdwn index 7bd3c130a..0060f4b77 100644 --- a/index.mdwn +++ b/index.mdwn @@ -2,32 +2,29 @@

Welcome to Libre-SOC

We're building a chip. A fast chip. A safe chip. A trusted chip.

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A chip with lots of peripherals. And a VPU. And a 3D GPU...

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Oh and here, have the source code...

Why should I care?

-With LibreSOC, you can take complex algorithms usually intended for power - -hungry servers with big fat GPUs, and run them on tiny devices like smartwatches, +With LibreSOC, 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. -cellphones, and pocket drones without changing your code at all.

Hasn't Somebody Already Done This?

-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 providing our own Free/Libre drivers. Easy as -1, 2, 3! +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 +providing our own Free/Libre drivers. Easy as 1, 2, 3!
@@ -68,7 +65,9 @@ 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. -If you want to write code with us, keep reading. If you want to *learn* so that you can write code with us, see below. If there is anything else, just get in touch on the list, there is plenty to do. +If you want to write code with us, keep reading. If you want to *learn* +so that you can write code with us, see below. If there is anything else, +just get in touch on the list, there is plenty to do. 1. First, join the [mailing list](http://lists.libre-riscv.org/mailman/listinfo/libre-riscv-dev), @@ -88,18 +87,24 @@ Try and clone a repository with 5. We do have funding available (see [[nlnet]]) upon completion of issues - we are also working on procuring more funding which gets the project to nanometre scale tapeout. -6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SOC is a something that -you would like to contribute to, add yourself to the [current_members](about_us) -page, fill in some information about yourself, and join the mailing list -and say hello. +6. After all this, if you feel that Libre-SOC is a something + that you would like to contribute to, add yourself to the + [current_members](about_us) page, fill in some information about yourself, + and join the mailing list and say hello. Also note that you can edit this wiki. You can experiment in the [[Sandbox]]. ## How can I learn? -The whole purpose of this project is to be a learning environment as well as an actual business. If you want to learn how to do ASIC design, with a view to contributing or starting your own ASIC business, start here: [[3d_gpu/tutorial]]. Yes, really: do not let anyone tell you that you can't learn this stuff too. +The whole purpose of this project is to be a learning environment as well +as an actual business. If you want to learn how to do ASIC design, with +a view to contributing or starting your own ASIC business, start here: +[[3d_gpu/tutorial]]. Yes, really: do not let anyone tell you that you +can't learn this stuff too. -Along the way, if you find any [[resources]] or links that you found particularly helpful, please add them to that page so that other people can also benefit (and you have a place to remember them, too). +Along the way, if you find any [[resources]] or links that you found +particularly helpful, please add them to that page so that other people +can also benefit (and you have a place to remember them, too). ## Needed Skills