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		Onavo 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Linus Learns Analog Circuits Cadence, Synopsys and Mentor all need competition. GNU/Linux needs to hurry up and stop focusing on gimmicks like application software

imtringued 2 days ago [–]

You can't write that type of software without being a close partner of a foundry. It's literally the least open source software you could write.

Onavo 2 days ago | [–]

Good thing Linus is a rich hardware bro with plenty of cash

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