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Microsoft Embraces BIOS Vendor Phoenix
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: mobrien_12 ---I think this is part of the MS efforts to DRM everything, right down to the hardware/BIOS level.
As far as buying AMD and not Intel, that was Stalman's position when Intel decided not to collaborate on his open BIOS project. I lost a lot of respect for RMS that day. Intel has done a lot for Linux, releasing hardware specs, driver code, and software under GPL. Intel has also contributed to the Linux legal defense fund. Intel didn't knuckle under to SCOG during the end of the discovery phase of the ongoing IBM-SCOG lawsuit.
But Linux isn't RMS's project, so we should all just forget about that and boycott Intel because they won't support RMS's pet project.
RMS is a great man, but sometimes he really needs to be told to go #$%^ himself.
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Well, he was talking about how to help the LinuxBIOS campaign, not GNU/Linux.
I like what the Tyan guys are doing. Might look into getting one of their motherboards when it comes to building a new computer. Always wanted to try out this project, but my current motherboard isn't supported.
solemnwarning:
My mobo has a phoenix BIOS and linux is working fine
Jack2000:
is there such thing as an open Bios
you know the one that you can compile yourself and
then reflash yo bios with it ??
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: Jack2000 ---is there such thing as an open Bios
you know the one that you can compile yourself and
then reflash yo bios with it ??
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That would be LinuxBIOS, which was mentioned in the original post...
Although, I'd prefer a BIOS that doesn't just boot Linux. Anyone know of any other free/open BIOS projects?
H_TeXMeX_H:
--- Quote from: inane ---Intel is about to start doing the most fucked up thing that I can imagine... adding DRM to their chips. The problem that I see is that I actually like Intel chips. It'll be a sad day when I have to boycott them.
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Source pls ... I believe you, but I wanna read it for myself.
Is this it: http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2915
IBM: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/legal/0,39020651,39262333,00.htm
DRM blows :(
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