[LinuxBIOS] PATCH: LinuxBIOS README.
Stefan Reinauer
stepan at coresystems.de
Fri Oct 20 18:46:07 CEST 2006
* Uwe Hermann <uwe at hermann-uwe.de> [061020 16:51]:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 04:14:28PM +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> > > Ok, this is not really a patch; I merely attached a README file I've
> >
> > No you didn't ;-)
Go ahead.
X-Signed-Off-By: Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> LinuxBIOS README
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary
> BIOS you can find in most of today's computers.
>
> It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes
> one of many possible payloads, e.g. a Linux kernel.
>
>
> Payloads
> --------
>
> After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any
> desired "payload" can be started by LinuxBIOS. Examples include:
>
> * A Linux kernel
> * FILO (a simple bootloader with filesystem support)
> * OpenBIOS (a free IEEE1275-1994 Open Firmware implementation)
> * Etherboot (for network booting)
> * ADLO (for booting Windows 2000 or OpenBSD)
> * Plan 9 (a distributed operating system)
> * memtest86 (for testing your RAM)
>
>
> Supported Hardware
> ------------------
>
> LinuxBIOS supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.
>
> For details please consult:
>
> * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Motherboards
> * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices
>
>
> Website and Mailing List
> ------------------------
>
> Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development
> guidelines and more can be found on the LinuxBIOS website:
>
> http://www.linuxbios.org
>
> You can contact us directly on the LinuxBIOS mailing list:
>
> http://www.linuxbios.org/Mailinglist
>
>
> Copyright and License
> ---------------------
>
> The copyright on LinuxBIOS is owned by quite a large number of individual
> developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.
>
> LinuxBIOS is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
> Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
> and some files (mostly those derived from the Linux kernel) are licensed under
> the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which were derived from other projects,
> other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply. Please check the individual
> source files for details.
>
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