Drew Lundsten wrote:
I've been lurking for a couple of months and like what I see. I am also interested in some recent comments disparaging EFI, as well as recent posts (apparently) from hardware vendors asking how to support LinuxBIOS on their platforms. After reading through the FAQ again and not finding answers to my questions, I now turn to the list:
- What legal conditions, or obligations to make derived source code
available, are placed on independent hardware vendors offering LinuxBIOS support for their hardware?
GPL. That's it;
- What's up with Intel, and why, for instance, can't an IHV use their
BIOS guides to support LinuxBIOS?
The information you need is no longer easily available. Intel has a stated policy (at least in meetings) that the will not support linuxbios, period. As to reasons, you'll have to ask them.
2b) I see Intel's 7520 chipset is actually supported, and that's rather recent - is this an anomaly, or the end of the line for Intel support?
I have no idea.
- Is there a list of IHVs who DO ship product on LinuxBIOS?
not at present. There are some, they just aren't documented.
ron