Philosophical question...

[alex dinovitser]

Hi,
I have been following this dicussion for a while, 
I think the capability to boot of a network (USB, etc) is definitely a
good one, but as long as it is an optional module that the BIOS can
work without. I'm all in favour of the "microkernel" approach (ala
QNX.com )so that a modular approach based on a minimal base is possible.
I think that both pro and con arguments are valid, and the forward
from here is starting with some list of prorities, like starting with
the pre-boot algorithm that reads the state of the Reset Switch to
invoke boot, and optimising this algorithm to account for things like
metastability in digital circuits. 
I feel we have a lot to do if this project is to progress.


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Alex Dinovitser
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University of South Australia   
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