Debian adds LoongArch as officially supported architecture

Posted by cbmuser 17 hours ago

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Comment by basemi 15 hours ago

Comment by EricRiese 10 hours ago

> The development of the first Loongson chip was started in 2001. The aim of the Godson project was to develop "high performance general-purpose microprocessors in China", and to become technologically self-sufficient as part of the Made in China 2025 plan.

-Wikipedia

Right on time

Comment by budududuroiu 16 hours ago

I want one of these chips

Comment by renewiltord 16 hours ago

Wow man. Back in the day the Godson processors were supposed to be these MIPS chips from China that ran Linux. I wanted one just for the sheer curiosity of it all but couldn’t get one here in the US.

I wonder if there is a way to get them from Taiwan / Korea. I can’t go to mainland China.

Comment by cbmuser 15 hours ago

You can buy LoongArch hardware on AliExpress, for example.

Comment by renewiltord 15 hours ago

Always thought they’d ship me garbage. Not sure why. I’ve bought lots of stuff there. But I don’t know how to tell it’s not some rebadged Via chip before it arrives. Just the game, I suppose. To Aliexpress!