@iska@mstdn.starnix.network @dushman @allison @coyote I think OpenSPARC happened before the Oracle acquisition.
There is also OpenPOWER with very liberal licensing, but no one seems to care.

Simple reason, time and cost.

It just doesn't makes sense to put resources in a effort which requires a lot of research, equipment and money to make a product that's only a few people are demanding.

Like it's not just about the hardware, there's almost no software on those platforms what would increase the demand even by a bit.
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@colinsmatt11 @allison @iska@mstdn.starnix.network @coyote @dushman It's a bit better for Power: there is Raptor Computing. There was also the initiative to make a modern laptop as a replacement for the ones who use old G4 PowerBook, but would like something more modern. I'm not sure it came to fruition though.

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