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Opening up the BIOS source does not...
Opening up the BIOS source does not increase the chance of a Virus. Now if they opened up the source to the proprietary flash routnies you might have a problem. The source code of the BIOS knows nothing about the means to burn the firmware chip.
Posted by: ShadeTree   Posted on: 06/02/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Oh good, noe we'll have BIOS virii...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/04
I thought it would be a good thing  rapson | 06/01/04
All those eyes?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/04
Security Flaws...  LongShipUser | 06/01/04
IIS 6 only has 2 maybe 3 flaw that i am aware of....  JoeMama_z | 06/01/04
IIS 6  LongShipUser | 06/01/04
Is this the same guy ...  ShadeTree | 06/01/04
Never said it was useless...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/04
Opening up the BIOS source does not...  ShadeTree | 06/02/04
Don't those already exist?  voska | 06/01/04
Yes, they do.  Letophoro | 06/02/04
Although it is true ...  ShadeTree | 06/02/04
Re: Oh good...  Franklin_z | 06/01/04
bait hook ... wait for bites ... open bios has nothing to do with virii  oldskool | 06/01/04
Great News  ShadeTree | 06/01/04
Don't be naive  FirstNLastN | 06/01/04
Please name one OS that ...  ShadeTree | 06/01/04
I'll bite, Windows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/01/04
Linux does the same thing  CobraA1 | 06/02/04
Microsoft makes many BIOS calls(NT)  ShadeTree | 06/02/04
Right on Shade Tree!!!  George Mitchell | 06/01/04
That is just one benefit!  ShadeTree | 06/02/04
Duh.... (scratching head) won't open sourcing the BIOS type code ...  P. Douglas | 06/01/04
this is intel telling MS to grow up and play nice in the park  oldskool | 06/01/04
Does this mean a lower Windows TCO?  billhutto | 06/02/04

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