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Stallman Calls For Action on Free BIOS

Posted by Hemos on from the fighting-the-good-fight dept.

Dolda2000 writes "Seeking to achieve 100% software freedom, RMS is now calling for action for a free BIOS. From the article: "The most uncooperative company is Intel, which has started a sham 'open source' BIOS project. The software consists of all the unimportant parts of of a BIOS, minus the hard parts. It won't run, and doesn't bring us any closer to a BIOS that does. It is just a distraction. By contrast, AMD cooperates pretty well." For reference, there are currently two projects for a free BIOS that I know of: LinuxBIOS and OpenBIOS."

8 of 487 comments (clear)

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

    frost piss!

    1. Re:omg by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Haaarharharhar! You flailed it!

  2. Ibm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What it needs is the support of Sony in their new cell line of PCs! If Intel won't listen then perhaps IBM will in their cell line of PCs.

    And how about Apple and their Powerpcs? It'll only be one more step with them and their os based os, Panther.

  3. Here ya go... by NewOrleansNed · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well, I was born on a hot August morning. The early years are cloudy, but at the age of 2, I took a great deal of satisfaction in defecating in a porcelain bowl....

    Oh. Is that right? Nevermind, he wants free BIOS, not autobios...

  4. Wrong reaction... by SunPin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Try Back to the Future...

    GREAT SCOTT!

    --
    Laws are for people with no friends.
  5. Re:It makes sense by gwalcharian · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Weird, this went in the wrong place. Was meant to be a response to the guy who use blod and caps so much and called me an idiot. Heh, guess that teaches me to not respond to trolls. Btw, yep I am a /. newbie..so am still learning.

  6. I'm going to get moderated down for this comment. by mindaktiviti · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Just a test.

  7. Free bios ?! by beforewisdom · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Free bios !?

    Free Martha!