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Bringing the RISC-V architecture on par with other architectures requires broader software support. RISE recognizes the scale of this challenge, and the critical role of the wider developer community plays in reaching this goal.
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To bridge this gap, RISE is introducing the RISC-V Developer Appreciation Pilot Program (the “Pilot ProgramProgram”), which focuses on recognizing and supporting developers working on these smaller efforts, including porting, testing, and releasing on RISC-V.
The goal is to make RISC-V support an integral part of every developer’s workflow, positioning RISC-V as the standard platform for all projects. This initiative seeks to foster collaboration and celebrate the contributions of developers, driving momentum for the RISC-V ecosystem.
Overview
The RISE RISC-V Developer Appreciation Pilot Program recognizes the contributions of software communities and developers who port their projects to RISC-V, driving broader engagement and growth in the ecosystem. The program prioritizes enabling projects on RISC-V over maximizing performance, ensuring it becomes a supported standard within the software landscape. For more complex initiatives, the RFP program is better suited.
The Pilot program Program will run from October 2024 to March 2025, with a total budget of up to 50,000 EUR. All submitted work work submitted for recognition (each, a “Submission”) must be upstreamed, released, and publicly available.
Contributions will be categorized based on the estimated effort required for each project’s porting.
Category | Completed work | Reward |
Small | The software functions seamlessly with minimal to no porting required. The primary task involves incorporating | 500€ |
Large | The sources require porting to RISC-V, which may involve integrating a | 3000€ |
Projects
The Pilot Program is dedicated exclusively to “Open Source Software” (under an open source software license recognized by the Open Source SoftwareInitiative). Commercial projects are outside the scope of this program. RISE does not claim ownership rights to your Submission.
Represent You represent and warrant that your Submission is your own work, that you haven't used information owned submitted work done by another person or entity, and that you have the right to provide the Submission.
Sizing Examples
Below includes an example Examples of a small and a large project Submissions are included below to enable you to size your project.
Project | Link to contribution(s) | Sizing |
xsimd: C++ wrappers for SIMD intrinsics and parallelized, optimized mathematical functions (SSE, AVX, AVX512, NEON, SVE)) | Large · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · It required significant development work to add an implementation based on RVV 1.0 | |
sleef: SIMD Library for Evaluating Elementary Functions, vectorized libm and DFT | https://github.com/shibatch/sleef/pull/476 | Large · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · It required significant development work to add an implementation based on RVV 1.0 · It is a dependency of a few largely used projects that are of interest to RISE members |
rocksdb: A library that provides an embeddable, persistent key-value store for fast storage. | Small · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · Very little to no other development work was required | |
simdjson: Parsing gigabytes of JSON per second : used by Facebook/Meta Velox, the Node.js runtime, ClickHouse, WatermelonDB, Apache Doris, Milvus, StarRocks | Small · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · Very little to no other development work was required · [multiplier: x2] simdjson is the reference implementation for fast json parsing and is widely used by many other projects | |
commons-crypto: Apache Commons Crypto | Small · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · Very little to no other development work was required | |
Netty: an event-driven asynchronous network application framework | Small · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · Very little to no other development work was required · [multiplier: x2] Netty is the most widely used networking library in the Java ecosystem for any high-performance software that needs fast I/O | |
Brotli4j: provides Brotli compression and decompression for Java. | Small · The linux-riscv64 configuration was added to CI · Very little to no other development work was required |
Submission Process
Before reaching out, please ensure that your project has been fully ported, tested, and released, as we do not review work that is still in progress. Your submission Submission must be publicly available and it is under a an Open Source License.
When your work is ready, Please Submit your contribution in a comment under Issue #1 on the RISE Developer Appreciation GitHub and include the following information:
· Project Name and Description: Provide a brief overview (1 to 5 sentences) highlighting your project’s community usage and its significance within the broader RISC-V software stack.
· Contribution Links: Share links to your contributions that support your request. These contributions must be publicly accessible without requiring login or account creation.
· GitHub Profile Link: Include a link to your GitHub profile.
· Request Reward Size: Specify the amount you are requesting and explain why. Please refer to the Size table for details on what is
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expected for each reward level.
The more detailed and clear your submission, the faster and more efficiently RISE can process your request . Please submit by the 15th of the month, and you will receive a response by the 30th. If you miss this deadline, no worries—you can always submit in the next cycle. Payments will be issued in the first week of the month following submission approval.for Pilot Program recognition.
Submissions Review Process
RISE has complete discretion to accept or reject submissions. over whether to recognize Submissions or not. No contributor should expect recognition for their current or future contributions to an Open Source Software project.
The RISE Project will determine which contributions are eligible for rewardsto recognize. The goal is to ensure that this process remains as transparent and predictable as possible. As this is a Pilot Program with a limited budget and timeframe, we will evaluate and incorporate feedback to facilitate learning and adapt for future variations of the final program program’s implementation.
Only contributions Submissions that integrate linux-riscv64 into the project’s standard testing and release processes will be considered for review. The goal is to ensure that software is widely available on RISC-V, with assessments based on the quality of testing and release availability.
RISE will not tolerate any abuse of the program. If any project or community encounters issues related to the Pilot Program, please contact info@riseproject.dev for for resolution.
Payment Process
We will generally review your submission Submission and provide a response by the 15th of the month following your submissionSubmission. Payments All payments will be processed through GitHub Sponsors, so a GitHub account is required to receive the rewarda financial recognition. Please note that only individuals and organizations participating in the GitHub Sponsors Program Program are eligible for rewards.
Payments will generally be issued in the first week of the month following submission approval.
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RISE may publicly recognize developers who have been awardedreceived recognition under the Pilot Program. RISE, at its discretion, may recognize you your contribution on a website, blog and social media unless you explicitly ask us not to include your name.Badges will be awarded to contributors for accepted submissions. Badges are issued via Credly for use on your socials.
Terms
· RISE reserves the right to change or terminate this Pilot Program at any time.
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Any Submission under the Pilot Program is subject to the program details and terms available at that time.
· Do not undertake any contribution or work with an expectation of a recognition payment for a future Submission. This is a Pilot Program with a limited budget for reward payments. Once the budget has been exhausted, RISE will not make any additional recognition payments under this Pilot Program. Consequently, some qualifying
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Submissions may receive reduced
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recognition payments or no
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recognition payments at all. Therefore, it is possible that your
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Submission could qualify for a
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recognition payment, yet no recognition payment
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will be issued. RISE is not responsible for Submissions that we do not receive for any reason.
· RISE also reserves the right to refuse payment at its sole discretion if it believes a submission undermines the spirit of this Pilot Program or if making the
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recognition payment would be illegal.
· If RISE determines that your
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Submission is eligible for a
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recognition payment, we will notify you and provide instructions for processing your payment. You
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also have the option to be recognized but choose to waive the recognition payment if you prefer not to receive a
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recognition payment. If you are unable or unwilling to accept a
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recognition payment, RISE reserves the right to rescind
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any recognition payment.
· If you accept a
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recognition payment, you will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes related to that recognition payment.
· All decisions made by RISE are final
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. If you do not receive a confirmation email after making your
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Submission, notify info@risedev.com to ensure your Submission was received.
Eligibility
You ARE All participants must be eligible to participate in the Pilot Program if you meet the following criteria:
You are 14 years of age or older. If you are at least 14 years old but are considered a minor in your place of residence, you must obtain your parent's or legal guardian's permission prior to participating in this Program.
You are an individual participating in your own individual capacity, or you work for an organization that permits you to participate. You are responsible for reviewing your employer's rules for participating in this Program.
You ARE NOT eligible to participate in the Pilot Program if you meet any of the following criteria:
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You are a resident of any countries under U.S. sanctions (see link for current sanctions list posted by the United States Treasury Department) or any other country that does not allow participation in this type of program;
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You are under the age of 14.
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Your organization does not allow you to participate in these types of programs.
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use the GitHub Sponsor’s program, available at https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-sponsors-additional-terms
GitHub Sponsors requires your compliance with additional eligibility and program terms related to any recognition payment, including age eligibility, taxes, fees, sanctions, and other terms which you must agree with prior to making any Submission.
Employees of RISE sponsoring companies are not eligible for a recognition payment.
It is your responsibility to comply with any policies that your employer may have that would affect your eligibility to participate in the Pilot Program. If you are participating in violation of your employer’s policies, you may be disqualified from participating or receiving any recognition payment.
There may be additional restrictions on your ability to enter depending upon your local law.