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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:Great.... But why? by yatest5 · · Score: 1, Funny

    The question "Why?" springs to mind here?

    Because chicks dig Open Source BIOS? Oh no, that was case mods. Sorry for any confusion.

    Isn't that just THE lamest ad you've ever seen?

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    • Mod parent up! [a] by Anonymous Coward (Score:5) Thurs, June 31, @13:37
  2. Dear Internet User by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Please disconnect yourself immediatly. Your ideoligical goals are at odds with those of DARPA. As a result, it is a hyprocisy for you to continue to use a service which was developed using [D]ARPA funds.

    Please feel free to email us once you have reconciled your ideology and lifestyle.

    Yours,

    DARPA

  3. how about bugs? by zloppy303 · · Score: 4, Funny

    After the upgrade:

    Hmmm.... computer doesn't boot anymore, lets send in a bug report... errrmm..... ;)

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  4. Re:Cool but.... by DeathPenguin · · Score: 2, Funny

    What a counter-productive point of view.

    That's sort of like saying "I'll stick with Windows until Linux gets out of development stages."

  5. Very good point there! by DrunkenPenguin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah! Excellent point! So, FSF's frontman RMS should actually call all GNU programs as BIOS/GNU/ application x. ;)

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  6. Re:What is the benefit of this? by ActiveSX · · Score: 4, Funny

    why does anyone care?

    We don't have anything better to do on weekends.

  7. Re:rushed announcement by joelwest · · Score: 2, Funny

    Waaaaa !!! Waaaaaa!!! It's easy to complain and call things names. It's MUCH harder to be constructive.

    Poor baby!

  8. Re:rushed announcement by SurfsUp · · Score: 3, Funny

    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....

    If you have a perfectly working bios, I will eat this floppy disk. (If it has a bug, you will eat the floppy disk instead.)

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