From 3e5f9725d044001aceaf95482fcc101bdfa854ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:22:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add Georgia Tech section --- ...23_2020mar26_decoder_emulator_started.mdwn | 41 ++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/updates/023_2020mar26_decoder_emulator_started.mdwn b/updates/023_2020mar26_decoder_emulator_started.mdwn index c939acc..1fd0606 100644 --- a/updates/023_2020mar26_decoder_emulator_started.mdwn +++ b/updates/023_2020mar26_decoder_emulator_started.mdwn @@ -600,7 +600,46 @@ separate lists (below). # Georgia Tech CREATE-X -TODO +(*This section kindly written by Yehowshua*) + +Yehowshua is a student at Georgia Tech currently pursuing a Masters in +Computer Engineering - to graduate this summer. He had started working +on LibreSOC in December and wanted to to get LibreSOC more funding so +I could work on it full time. + +He originally asked if the ECE Chair at Georgia Tech would be willing +to fund an in-department effort to deliver an SOC in collaboration +with LibreSOC(an idea to which he was quite receptive). Through Luke, +Yehowshua got in contact with Chistopher Klaus who suggested Yehowshua +should look into Klaus's startup accelerator program Create-X and perhaps +consider taking LibreSOC down the startup route. Robert Rhinehart, who +had funded LibreSOC a little in the past (*note from Luke: he donated +the ZC706 and also funded modernisation of Richard Herveille's excellent +[vga_lcd](https://github.com/RoaLogic/vga_lcd) Library*) +also suggested that Yehowshua +incorporate LibreSOC with help from Create-X and said he would be willing +to be a seed investor. All this happened by February. + +As of March, Yehowshua has been talking with Robert about what type of +customers would be interested in LibreSOC. Robert is largely interested in +biological applications. Yehowshua also had a couple meetings with Rahul +from Create-X. Yehowshua has started the incorporation of LibreSOC. The +parent company will probably be called Systèmes-Libres with LibreSOC +simply being one of the products we will offer. Yehowshua also attended +HPCA in late February and had mentioned LIbreSOC during his talk. People +seemed to find the idea quite interesting + +He will later be speaking with some well know startup lawyers that have +an HQ in Atlanta to discuss business related things such as S Corps, +C corps, taxes, wages, equity etc… + +Yehowshua plans for Systèmes-Libres to hire full time employees. Part +time work on Libre-SOC will still be possible through donations and +support from NL Net and companies like purism. + +Currently, Yehowshua plans to take the Create-X summer launch program +and fund Systèmes-Libres by August. Full time wages would probably be +set around 100k USD. # LOAD/STORE Buffer and 6600 design documentation -- 2.30.2