From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.genesippc.com (mithrandir.softwarenexus.net [66.98.186.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0C78679E9 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:25:29 +1000 (EST) Message-ID: <453CECFD.1060900@genesi-usa.com> Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:25:33 +0200 From: Matt Sealey MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Christoph Hellwig Subject: Re: [PATCH] General CHRP/MPC5K2 Platform and drivers support - to comment References: <453771E5.4090808@bplan-gmbh.de> <77AD49CA-69CB-4ADA-B8F3-3BC3A066BCF9@kernel.crashing.org> <453884F5.4000804@bplan-gmbh.de> <122A4E06-B8A6-4256-B96E-3811EA93EA25@kernel.crashing.org> <453B6A84.3050209@bplan-gmbh.de> <1161585371.10524.444.camel@localhost.localdomain> <453CD615.4050401@genesi-usa.com> <20061023155257.GC15028@lst.de> In-Reply-To: <20061023155257.GC15028@lst.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Very eloquently put. -- Matt Sealey Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Mon, Oct 23, 2006 at 04:47:49PM +0200, Matt Sealey wrote: >> Curious question. >> >> What are you guys going to do when the PowerPC name is defunct? >> >> Like, last month :) >> >> Power Architecture is where it is at. The trademark is even going to >> lapse. It's a bit too late for the ppc->powerpc tree breakout now, >> but wouldn't it just confuse people to be using a "Power Architecture" >> processor or SoC of some type, using collections of definitions from >> the Power ISA 2.03 and have this "powerpc" thing pop up? > > Who the f***k cares. We've always given a chip what the newspeak party > line of the days is, and we will here aswell. If the IBM/Mot/PowerYodda > overlords are unhappy with that it's their problem, not ours. >