Probably, almost surely, most of the manufacturers never heard of Coreboot or, if they did, don't know the current state of the project and if they can use it or not. I think that *pushing Coreboot as a plus for the enthusiast* would be something to look into. Hardware enthusiasts are tweakers and, as such, like to tweak, what better than offer them open-source code? It may not appeal to all but it may for some. If manufacturers like the idea, than they'll probably look into it.
I can try to talk to them, if someone has the time to talk to them afterwards.
Best regards, Tiago Marques
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:38 PM, ron minnich rminnich@gmail.com wrote:
On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Peter Stuge peter@stuge.se wrote:
And without support for Vista or even good support for XP, coreboot isn't a viable option IMO for most users.
Well, coreboot itself doesn't really care, and this is an important point to make when talking to anyone who is new to the project. All the magic is in the payload.
and, when peter was visiting a few months ago, I watched XP install and boot.
It works for XP to some extent.
Honestly, it never hurts to inform people. We may think they know; usually they don't.
ron
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