Hey everyone,

I’ve noticed this community is a bit barren. I’d like to add some posts myself but from a more ignorant POV.

It has come to my attention that there is not nearly enough software torture in my life. Hearing how companies are starting to add barriers to so-called “Translation layers” and other software pieces that give functionality to the underlying hardware…

What types of projects does the open source community need to pursue with respect to RISC-V drivers, firmware, or other necessary pieces to somewhat guarantee that the processor is compatible with GPUs, RAM, I/O, and other low level functions that hardware components perform?

Where should I start in my RISC-V journey? Is there a beginner computer or developer kit that I can purchase that won’t incinerate my wallet? I don’t expect to game or train LLMs off of a RISC-V-based computer, but am curious as to what a fully free hardware setup would consist of.

Love the idea of RISC-V!

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    9 months ago

    I have a Vision Five board. It cost me 80$ on super early bird Kickstarter, back when it first launched. I’ll be honest, it’s collecting dust. I keep meaning to get it set up, but I am too distracted. One day…

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      9 months ago

      Maybe if we got a Matrix chat going for this server that the dust could be brushed off… Perhaps it’s time :D