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From: Rudolf Usselmann <rudi@a...>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 15:41:09 +0700
Subject: Re: [oc] Erasing INTERNET (Maxim Vlasov)
On Thu, 2003-10-16 at 14:00, Marko Mlinar wrote:
> Dear OC community,
>
....
>
> BTW: I think the response of some people was very strong and immediate, not
> because what Maxim did was so wrong as it was pointed out in last emails, but
> because we (me included) were/are afraid that one crippled core would make
> all OC cores look crippled.
> In that sense I can really understand Rudi, who also advertises his services,
> by providing free cores, that he was bit scared for his investment in OC.
>
> Marko
Marko,
thanks a lot for explaining the problem so nicely. Indeed,
unfortunately the industries view of OpenCores is not very
positive as it is, and it is definitely not appreciated the
same way as Free Software is. Everybody loves free software
and uses free software, and is happy to pay RedHat for support.
But when it comes to hardware, the reactions are usually
different.
Several people here (including me) have been fighting very
hard to create a more professional image for OpenCores and
the IPs we offer. We have invested countless of hour of
personal and professional time and have worked very hard
to make a point in the industry. It's not about profits
which we need to survive, it's about a better innovation
driven evolution of hardware for reasonable price. I don't
enjoy to pay $800 to Intel for one freaking CPU. The goal
was to create an IP library that could be used to make
reasonably priced chip, resulting in consumer items for
all at a reasonable price.
And it takes only one little bomb, like this Maxim guy, to
destroy everything we have worked for.
Anything less than loudly denouncing his misbehavior and
banning all of his work from this website would be like
putting salt in to a bleeding wound. It must be made very
clear that such behavior is neither supported nor tolerated.
Best Regards,
rudi
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