It’s just not something you can do in your garage these days (or for the past few decades), even if the designs were open sourced. I like your idea and wish there was less concentrated power in chip manufacturing, I just don’t think it’s very feasible.
It’s a different method of installing software. You can install an app of your choice via another device rather than download only certified software from an app store… Different words for different methods… Also sideloading has been around as a term for a long as smartphones have existed
It’s just not something you can do in your garage these days (or for the past few decades), even if the designs were open sourced. I like your idea and wish there was less concentrated power in chip manufacturing, I just don’t think it’s very feasible.