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LinuxBIOS Boots Linux, OpenBSD, Windows

Posted by timothy on from the with-source dept.

Ivan writes "LinuxBIOS coupled with BOCHS has replaced the PC BIOS. The union of these two cool open source projects completely replaces closed source BIOS, while retaining the ability to boot other operating systems like BSD and Windows. Here's the announcement."

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  1. Re:rushed announcement by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    " In the future they expect to have it worked out."

    Typical Linux bullshit. "Use our software, openness, free, something about beer. Oh your mouse isn't supported and those nvidia drivers killed your RH 8.0 install? Wait till a patch comes out..."

    Like fuckin hell I'd replace my perfectly working BIOS with some lame-ass hack bios that is likely to lock up and prevent me from booting my PC....

    BTW companies like ASUS provide **FREE** updates to the BIOS so its hardly like I'm forking out a bag of cash to get it updated.

    Tom

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  2. woop de doo by claude_juan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    are we going to start protesting the "mobo tax" now and demand pcs be shipped without a bios so we can use this one?