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.
--
Jerry McBride
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