Re: [LinuxBIOS] [RFC] Call for Action: LinuxBIOS foundations

[Robert Vogel]

Very Strange.

I didn't write the note attributed to me (below). It's not clear where it 
came from.

I'll comment on it though: It LinusBIOS is licensed under GPLv3, it is my 
understanding that there are good protections against Tivoization.
Also if the code is fully disclosed I think that there is considerably less 
possibility of treachery. That's why I think it could be better at home.

The question that I asked...which I'm stilling searching for an answer:

If there are one million computers running LinuxBios, are they dedicated to
server farms ?

...or can they be used as desktop machines ? Looking at 
http://linuxbios.org/Products most vendors are
 configuring clusters and it is not clear if anyone offers a desktop 
machine. The FSF says that it is working on one.

Are there any vendors that will attempt a desktop machine with LinuxBios ?

Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Millan" 
To: "Robert Vogel" 
Cc: "Stefan Reinauer" ; ; 

Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] [RFC] Call for Action: LinuxBIOS foundations
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 09:39:10AM -0400, Robert Vogel wrote:
> > > > Maybe this is sligtly off topic here (and a little bit paranoid..), 
> > > > but
> > > > when one
> > > > consider the fact that "trusted computing" becomes more and more
> > > > prevalent in
> > > > new systems (mandatory soon maybe?!), doesn't this outright kill the 
> > > > LB
> > > > project?
> > >
> > > The opposite is the case. LinuxBIOS is the _only_ chance out there that
> > > allows controlling the restrictions. It does not restrict the vendor in
> > > controlling the "bootblock" -- Since there is no such thing as the
> > > bootblock in LinuxBIOSv2, I wonder what the technical meaning of that
> > > part of the specification is supposed to be.
>
> I don't mean to start a flame but, uhm well I'll have to take the risk :-)
>
> Have you considered the possiblity that LinuxBIOS is used for Tivoization?
>
> <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
> <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
> (as seen on /.)