From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>
Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2018 09:28:41 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: update
X-Git-Tag: convert-csv-opcode-to-binary~5133
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=c0efc3525ae6db38f53b1b6d80cca106bfe58bdc;p=libreriscv.git

update
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diff --git a/pinmux/pinmux_chennai_2018.tex b/pinmux/pinmux_chennai_2018.tex
index 989678dde..7fcd74868 100644
--- a/pinmux/pinmux_chennai_2018.tex
+++ b/pinmux/pinmux_chennai_2018.tex
@@ -87,10 +87,13 @@
    \item Capability for auto-generation of Docs: unknown.
    \item Capability for auto-generation of ancillary resources: unknown.
    \item Suitability for wide range of systems: unknown.
-	     \vspace{10pt}
+	     \vspace{4pt}
    \item Suitability for saving RISC-V ecosystem money: {\bf NONE }
    \item Suitability for collaboration: {\bf ZERO} (i.e. don't bother)
   \end{itemize}
+  \vspace{6pt}
+  Commercial licensees are isolated and cut off from the benefits
+  and resources of the Libre world.  Translation: USD \$200k+ NREs.
 }
 
 
@@ -100,16 +103,19 @@
  {\bf SiFive IOF (Freedom E310, Unleashed U540)}:
  \vspace{4pt}
  \begin{itemize}
-   \item License: Good!  
+   \item License: Good!
    \item Flexibility: not so good.
-   \item Language: chisel3.  
+   \item Language: chisel3.
    \item Capability for auto-generation of Docs: none.  
    \item Capability for auto-generation of ancillary resources: partial.
    \item Suitability for wide range of systems: not so good.
-	     \vspace{10pt}
+	     \vspace{4pt}
    \item Suitability for saving RISC-V ecosystem money: {\bf Low }\\
    \item Suitability for collaboration: {\bf GOOD} (but: written in Chisel3)
   \end{itemize}
+  \vspace{6pt}
+  Using SiFive IOF has Libre benefits, but it's incomplete and
+  harder to find Chisel3 programmers (than e.g. for python).
 }