26 Apr
2013
26 Apr
'13
11:21 a.m.
On 26/04/13 12:49 PM, Mouse wrote:
A very strange example for somebody who cares about
open-ness to pick...
They are about as viciously proprietary a dinosaur as you can get.
Exactly. They are, however, well-respected (in suitable circles, which
is an equally necessary caveat for any such statement). I was citing
them _because_ they are, as you put it, viciously proprietary - I was
trying to point out that being "a very well-respected organization" is
not particularly relevant to actual openness.
I see your intention now... Thanks for clarifying.
--Toby
> Opencores
is a very well-respected organization.
That, in itself, says nothing - it's
equally true of, say, Oracle.
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