"Making the bitstream format a public API would make it harder for them to change/update/improve it without making themselves look like assholes for breaking third party software."
That's an interesting point. I think you're the first person I've seen make it. Customers work ends at RTL level mostly so I don't see this as a real issue. Especially if customers are told not to depend on bitstream staying same from device to device.
That's an interesting point. I think you're the first person I've seen make it. Customers work ends at RTL level mostly so I don't see this as a real issue. Especially if customers are told not to depend on bitstream staying same from device to device.