Consider reading the About page [1]. In summary: RISC‑V is a free and open ISA. ...

		schaefer on Nov 2, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: HiFive1 – Arduino RISC-V Dev Board Consider reading the About page [1]. In summary: RISC‑V is a free and open ISA. They aren't claiming groundbreaking hardware performance and/or design. They are claiming groundbreaking lack of legal/NDA entanglement. Special bonus/origin story: completely open for academic research and tinkering. [1] https://www.sifive.com/why