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Man you guy's all missed the key point
the BIOS is to be opened for the following reason:

So Linux and other alternative OS's that are not directly supported by various vendors can have access to the hardware so they may perform like Windows without guessing. Here straight from the damn article:

"The effort could also help solve a long-running Linux bugaboo. Because BIOS software is closely held, software writers don't have access to its source code, often making it difficult to get sophisticated computer features such as power management to work with Linux.

So far, free or open-source BIOS projects have received some support from the Linux community and also big names such as Intel."

Thing is even though Linux is making huge inroads we are still lacking basic support that Microsoft and Macintosh have for hardware. This puts the Linux folks at a severe handicap. The fact they have done what they have without support speaks volumes about the talent that is adding to Linux and other alternative OS's. RTFA people there are actually some legit and good reasons for this.

The alternative is to actually receive support from the hardware vendors... and I don't see that happening as fast as it could and should.
Posted by: Linux User 147560   Posted on: 03/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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