[LinuxBIOS] PATCH: LinuxBIOS README.

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Uwe Hermann <uwe at hermann-uwe.de> [061020 16:51]:
> On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 04:14:28PM +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> > > Ok, this is not really a patch; I merely attached a README file I've
> > 
> > No you didn't ;-)


Go ahead. 

X-Signed-Off-By: Stefan Reinauer <stepan at coresystems.de>

> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> LinuxBIOS README
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary
> BIOS you can find in most of today's computers.
> 
> It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes
> one of many possible payloads, e.g. a Linux kernel.
> 
> 
> Payloads
> --------
> 
> After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any
> desired "payload" can be started by LinuxBIOS. Examples include:
> 
>  * A Linux kernel
>  * FILO (a simple bootloader with filesystem support)
>  * OpenBIOS (a free IEEE1275-1994 Open Firmware implementation)
>  * Etherboot (for network booting)
>  * ADLO (for booting Windows 2000 or OpenBSD)
>  * Plan 9 (a distributed operating system)
>  * memtest86 (for testing your RAM)
> 
> 
> Supported Hardware
> ------------------
> 
> LinuxBIOS supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards.
> 
> For details please consult:
> 
>  * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Motherboards
>  * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices
> 
> 
> Website and Mailing List
> ------------------------
> 
> Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development
> guidelines and more can be found on the LinuxBIOS website:
> 
>   http://www.linuxbios.org
> 
> You can contact us directly on the LinuxBIOS mailing list:
> 
>   http://www.linuxbios.org/Mailinglist
> 
> 
> Copyright and License
> ---------------------
> 
> The copyright on LinuxBIOS is owned by quite a large number of individual
> developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.
> 
> LinuxBIOS is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
> Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
> and some files (mostly those derived from the Linux kernel) are licensed under
> the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which were derived from other projects,
> other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply. Please check the individual
> source files for details.
> 




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