Windows Vista Randomization Gets OEM Thumbs Up
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| The Redmond, Wash. software giant has convinced major U.S.
| computer makers--including Dell, Gateway and Hewlett-Packard---to
| make default changes at the BIOS level to allow a new Vista security
| feature called ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) to
| work properly.
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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2071746,00.asp
Related:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/12/monocultures_an.html#c28798
LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream
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| LinuxBIOS is intended to provide a philosophically free replacement
| for proprietary firmware in chipsets.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/30/199208&from=rss
Fast-booting Linux boards gain secondary bootloader
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| Both the TS-7300 and TS-7400 come with a Linux implementation
| that boots in less than two seconds, using XIP (execute-in-place)
| and other techniques.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8966749393.html
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