____/ Mark Kent on Saturday 29 September 2007 08:56 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Friday 28 September 2007 22:20 : \____
>>
>>> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>>
>>>>> ASUS add WiFi-N, quick-boot Linux to P5E3 motherboard
>>>>
>>>> Hmm, and here I was thinking Microsoft were planning a hostile takeover
>>>> of the BIOS. Looks like GNU/Linux beat them too it. A sign of things to
>>>> come?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure.
>>
>> I'm not sure about the BIOS (Intel are not *that* hostile towards Linux),
>> but the MBR issue still stands. Fortunately, with goodbye-microsoft.com
>> (Debian) and Wubi, among other Live CD installers, bootloaders are a
>> no-brainer, provided you do not install or reinctall Windows /after/ Linux
>> gets installed.
>
> Motherboard manufacturers can see as well as OEMs that Windows just
> isn't selling very well. They are not going to close down their
> options.
All PCs need to be Linux-ready as well (and at the very least).
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