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Intel To Release Next-Gen BIOS Code Under CPL

Posted by timothy on from the old-texas-town-of-el-paso dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Intel said today that it plans to release the 'Foundation code' of its next-generation firmware technology -- a successor to the PC BIOS -- under the Common Public License (CPL), an open source license, later this year. More than 20 years old, the BIOS (Basic Input-Output System) is the oldest software technology in PC platforms. Intel says its firmware Foundation code, a result of a project codenamed Tiano, 'provides that the successor to the BIOS will be based on up-to-date software technology.' The Foundation code is designed to be extended with new features and services, such as improved platform manageability, serviceability, and administrative interfaces which are too complex to implement in the old BIOS environment, according to Intel."

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  1. But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It still can't beat my honda hybrid...

  2. First law of trolling by BasharTeg · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am hereby claiming this quote to be the first law of trolling. Many more will follow!

    "If they are willing to be trolled, let them be trolled."

  3. Crazy things are going on by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You know, with the latest wave of unexpected open-sourcing of random software, I'm beginning to not get so surprised whenever a new thing like that gets announced.

  4. I predict... by novakane007 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... this will be a long remembered day in the history of the personal computers.

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    WURD!!
  5. what I want is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    a means to play the latest 3d games for linux without needing closed-source drivers.

    Although somehow, I suspect that Osama Bin Laden would become president of the USA before Open Source drivers good enough to play 3d games on linux become available.

    When will hardware companies see the light and realize that its possible to Open Source drivers and hardware specs WITHOUT hurting your business.
    As for technical support, just say "you change the drivers, you get no support/warranty/etc"

  6. The difference? by Short+Circuit · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What are the major differences between the CPL and the GPL licenses?

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