I was very excited to see that open hardware seems to be happening, despite my perception
But it seems that OpenTitan is somehow connected to Google. And now I'm conflicted
OpenTitan open-source chip
https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-titan-chip
https://spectrum.ieee.org/open-titan-chip
I was very excited to see that open hardware seems to be happening, despite my perception
But it seems that OpenTitan is somehow connected to Google. And now I'm conflicted
2 Comments
GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
That's nice but every manufacturer that happens to use them will definitely make proprietary firmware for it
INeedMana@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Unless there's a bunch of people that create open-source firmware/HAL
But even if, I think it's still an improvement. Even if firmware is proprietary, you could flash it on "titan-compatible" chip when yours dies making your device independent from chip ownership etc