TI has come a long way

I was just fixing up the wiki the other day and happened upon the TI Free Software page on our wiki and I was amazed to see how far things have come with TI over just the last couple years. I was delighted to speak at the first FOSS session at TI's recent developers conference and to see how much activity and excitement there is over free software there. I continue to believe that we're at an exciting tipping point with open electronics and TI's support will go a long way towards making this happen. There was a great deal of skepticism about our partnership with TI early on, but I believe that our approach has shown that small efforts can sometimes have a big effect even at large, slow moving companies, and I hope we can continue making these inroads. Just a couple years ago, our partnership with TI was considered more a free software liability than an asset, but with recent developments including the release of a free DSP compiler and many significant announcements on the way, I think TI is fast becoming a key partner to the free software community. Today, the TI silicon roadmap including Davinci and OMAP is an exciting one and one that we hope to continue to help advance with innovative products and free software.

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