__/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Sunday 14 January 2007 15:45 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> __/ [ Jerry McBride ] on Sunday 14 January 2007 04:31 \__
>>
>>> 7 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Linuxiac <"at yahoo.com "> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Here is the list of mainboards on which the project to create a Linux
>>>>> BIOS are done. Note that there are still boards out there to be
>>>>> incorporated with the BIOS project. Too bad that some proprietary
>>>>> companies will not be capable. This way you know who to trust!
>>>>>
>>>>> On this list is shown boards that don't work(RED) yet (Work In
>>>>> Progress - WIP) or, some kind of issues; boards that
>>>>> work (with some caveats) yellow, and the great makers who gave out
>>>>> the info so the Linux Bios works (Green)!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://linuxbios.org/Supported_Motherboards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Very nice - thank you.
>>>
>>> Yes. Very nice. I'll be basing future purchases on this page. One can
>>> only hope that it (linux-bios) becomes standard fare someday.
>>
>> Google uses it.
>>
>> Google Sponsors the LinuxBIOS project
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The LinuxBIOS project aims to take down the last barrier in Open
>> | Source systems by providing a free firmware (BIOS) implementation.
>> `----
>>
>> http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=31343
>>
>> LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | LinuxBIOS is intended to provide a philosophically free replacement
>> | for proprietary firmware in chipsets.
>> `----
>>
>> http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/11/30/199208&from=rss
>>
>>
>> LinuxBIOS: The Forgotten Hero
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | This begs the question: is anyone currently using LinuxBIOS on
>> | their machines? You bet they are. According to one recent report,
>> | LinuxBIOS was installed on about one million machines and that
>> | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> | existing number is expected to rise significantly, assuming the
>> | rate of growth remains constant.
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.madpenguin.org/cms/?m=show&id=7694
>>
>>
>
> What I haven't found yet is a vendor selling motherboards with LinuxBIOS
> pre-installed. I would dearly love the performance benefits of LinuxBIOS,
> but I dread the thought of having to install it myself.
LinusBIOS preinstalled in America? Not any time soon...
http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/wanted-richard-stallman/
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