|
|
| Author |
Message |
InactiveX
BeOS Forever
BP6.Com Member
Joined: 24 Jul 2002
Posts: 1385
Location: UK
|
 Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:45 am Post subject: First Motherboard With Free Open Source BIOS Released |
 |
|
Gigabyte have just released the first ever desktop motherboard to feature the free, open source LinuxBIOS.
Click Here
| Quote: | | This is a huge victory in the quest for a completely Free & Open Source general-purpose computer that enables users to have full control over their own hardware. The Free Software Foundation has made the campaign for a Free BIOS a top priority because it is a key component in the software stack of personal computers. The need for a Free BIOS is even more pressing since DRM and Treacherous Computing have found their way into some proprietary BIOSes and EFI. From a practical perspective, LinuxBIOS removes the need for ugly hacks and workarounds in the kernel that compensate for buggy BIOSes – we can now fix the BIOS ourselves. |
_________________
Like BP6.com? Not a member?
Then why the hell not? It's great!
-> BP6.com Membership <- |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
kuun
Post-O-Matic
BP6.Com Member
Joined: 02 Nov 2002
Posts: 1559
Location: Tennessee
|
| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
hell yeah.. it's about time..
i hope this is one of those small baby steps that will eventually lead to more open source usage in the mainstream system hardware and hopefully eventually software 
it would be nice to one day see a popular game with Windows/Linux OS required..
that will be a good day..
_________________
!!! WARNING !!!
The following forums: www.bp6.com
are infected with the following VIRUS(s): Kuun.infected.all.posts.Win2K.user
The following IRC servers has been exploited: irc.bp6.com
with the Following Exploit: Kuun.lurks.using.mIRC.v5.82.exploit |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
