Re: [LinuxBIOS] booting without vga

[Rogelio Serrano]

On 8/25/06, Ronald G Minnich  wrote:
> Rogelio Serrano wrote:
> > hah! this is another argument for ogp. i have to start studying fpgas
> > now. i need an open graphics card that boots at a fraction of the
> > speed of current cards and boots straight into framebuffer mode.
>
> this is part of a bigger issue. I am thinking of starting a project
> called System Libre (a take on software libre) which would be open from
> the ground up. This is a response to many bad trends in our business,
> where the systems are gradually getting locked up (xbox, EFI, etc.) and
> we can't do much with them. So I like your idea.
>
> ron

I would like to help with that too.

The open graphics project is doing the same thing for graphics cards.