On 20 Dec 2003, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
Ok Then I am up to idea #2. For cooperation, just before I go catch my flight.
here's what I would like: - we support all things bootable that don't need a pcbios linux, plan9, memtest, etc. - we encourage other projects to move away from needing a bios this is mainly xyzbsd - we use emulation for the option roms so that PPC and other non-x86 will work (this is almost done) - we provide (for those who want it) PCBIOS support as an option Making it optional allows vendors to build Windows-proof PCs, and I have had some interest expressed in that concept: if you are Windows-proof, you are audit-proof. A desriable property.
we should really make PCBIOS an option of last resort. We should not plan for it as anything but a hack for OSes that are doing the wrong thing -- using a PCBIOS.
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