Stallman Pushes For Free BIOS

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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Re:Bah

[mikael]

The Dell systems at work are well underway booting the OS before the CRT has even warmed up.

All the new PC's that are being bought where I work, come with LCD displays. The management wish to avoid exposure to any kind of pollution tax from disposal of CRT's.