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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Oh, Those Crazy North Mexicans ...
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So China is investing more heavily in RISC-V, as a reaction to US
sanctions on exports of proprietary technology
<https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-government-shifts-focus-from-x86-and-arm-cpus-promoting-the-adoption-of-risc-v-chips>.
But the idea that they can avoid sanctions by using open-source
technologies just seems to enrage some in the US even further:

    The growing Chinese interest in RISC-V has sparked concerns in the
    U.S. In 2023, some American lawmakers urged the Biden
    administration to limit domestic companies from working on RISC-V
    projects and extending the ISA, fearing China could use its
    open-source nature to strengthen the capabilities and performance
    of its processors. With technology at the center of U.S.-China
    tensions, RISC-V's expansion in China could become another point
    of conflict.

So what? The USA is going to try and claim ownership of (and impose
export controls on) open-source now?