"*The UEFI Shell requires no platform-level customization. It requires no drivers beyond those included in the shipping system. This means as the UEFI Shell is used it becomes less and less likely to be the culprit of bugs introduced as a part of the system. It becomes an island of consistency in an ocean of variability.*"
Hmmmm, so the UEFI shell is useful because it is remains stable when everything underneath it gets switched out for every new piece of hardware it runs on? Gee, that only sounds like every useful OS and shell I've ever heard of. How novel! PI* at it's best, eh?
*PI is EFI lingo for "Platform Innovation"
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 9:48 AM, ron minnich rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
"The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Shell is designed for programmers who are writing automation process software for computer-based equipment. Traditionally this software was based on various DOS family operating systems that were popular during the 1980s. While the processes may vary from hardware validation to software testing to manufacturing, the basics of automation are the same. The UEFI Shell provides a modern base to the traditional commands common to any operating system. It does so in many cases in the words that the programmers speak, even if they at times speak different languages."
Yep, it's really an operating system now. This is all quite unbelievable ...
ron
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