-good and extremely well-designed.
-
-# RISC-V Mailing Lists
-
-In contrast to how OpenPower is being managed, since the last update,
-some of the RISC-V mailing lists have become open, though there was no
-announcement of this move and you can't get access to the prior
-archives. Still, I applaud the fact that they're finally making an
-effort.
-
-Unfortunately, critically important lists, such as the UNIX Platform
-Working Group, remain closed and secretive. This is actually quite
-damaging to RISC-V's reputation - it is incongruous with Libre ideals
-to tell u-boot and Linux kernel developers to sign a secret agreement
-and then join a closed mailing list, just for the privelege of
-contributing.
-
-*Editor's notes: Where is it documented that a secret agreement is
-required? Most people won't know what you're referring to. Is the
-agreement really not public at all? As for private mailing lists,
-please elaborate - do you mean none of the posts to the mailing list
-are public, or do you mean non-member posting is not allowed, or
-both?*
-
-They still have not responded (as is legally required under their
-trademark obligations) to any of the twenty to thirty very
-deliberately public, prominent, and reasonable in-good-faith requests
-for inclusion in the *innovation* (not just *use*) of RISC-V by Libre
-Businesses with "full transparency" as part of their core business
-objectives.
-
-*Editor's notes: Who is "they?" Please provide a link explaining
-trademark obligations and what is the trademark in question? Do you
-have links to some of the public requests being made? In what forum
-were the requests made and how do we know "they" received the
-requests? Is there a legal distinction between "innovation" and "use?"
-Overall, I think we need a lot more detail to make a compelling
-argument here.*
-
-I really don't want to be the only person informing people about how
-RISC-V is still "Fake Open Source" and how it's effectively cartelled
-(and is running afoul of anti-trust laws). If someone else can take over
-responsibility for this, I'd much prefer to keep the LibreSOC a positive,
-welcoming, and progressive community.
-
-*Editor's notes: I don't think it's worth having this paragraph unless
-there's a whole lot more backstory to support it. For example, what do
-you mean by cartel? Who is running the cartel and why? How is it
-running afoul of anti-trust laws and was that ever proven in a
-reputable legal jurisdiction? I'm not saying this story shouldn't be
-told, but only hinting at it does a disservice to everyone and will
-ultimately only serve to isolate you as a conspiracy theorist. PS: I
-see you do a better job at explaining all this a few paragraphs
-later. I think topic deserves its own update that you can point people
-to so they can easily grok the situation without having to wade
-through a bunch of other stuff. I also think it's worth engaging with
-some of the RISC-V folks directly before the update is posted to give
-them a chance to respond or offer corrections. This is an incredibly
-important topic and we need to make it airtight.*
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