Whatever happens with this discussion, we still need to be able to run with things like linux as payload and seabios not there. At linuxworld next month, at least one booth will be showing Intel's rapidboot, which we all know as linux-as-booloader.
intel is showing that linux can be used as a bootloader. I wish they'd gotten the memo 10 years ago but better late than never.
I think it is funny that they are even calling it a "payload". Is that a slap in coreboot's face or what???