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Stallman Pushes For Free BIOS

Posted by simoniker on from the freedom dept.

An anonymous reader writes "One key area that Richard Stallman, GNU project founder, hopes to develop is an OSS-based BIOS. But his work has been hindered by PC manufacturers who haven't been receptive to the idea. Stallman told Builder AU that: 'we're looking for companies willing to cooperate with the community in this way.' On challenges facing developers today, Stallman said the worst was the proliferation of laws that explicitly ban free software for certain jobs."

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  1. Business model for mainboard manufacturers by Advocadus+Diaboli · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Publish your mainboard BIOS as Open Source
    2. Wait for people to compile their own BIOS
    3. Charge customers for flashing a working BIOS back on the ROMs.

    Easy, isn't it?

  2. Re:As an Australian... by csirac · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reminds me of a cartoon in the Sunday Mail a few months ago:

    Person 1: "Apparently withdrawing from Iraq will increase Australia's risk of becoming a terrorist target..."

    Person 2: "Who from? Al Qaeda?"

    Person 1: "No, the U.S."