The pre-boot code cannot be created from only the specification. It is often the single place where the many variances found during manufacture that roll-up erratas and internal memos by the manufacturer and fab. On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 10:09 PM grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> wrote:
On 8/30/18, Steven Schear <schear.steve@gmail.com> wrote:
fully OS CPUs and SoCs (including the pre-boot code which is still proprietary for even otherwise open designs)
No, if the CPUs were truly open, proprietary boot code would be completely mooted just write your own to spec. Only stupid sheep and order takers would continue using closed shit.
Yes there are no truly open CPUs, nor open Fabs, that's the problem. It's easily fixable, and extremely profitable for the first players to do it.