IDEA: Linux kernel and pcbios compatibility...
ron minnich
rminnich at lanl.gov
Sat Dec 20 14:33:00 CET 2003
On Sat, 20 Dec 2003, ron minnich wrote:
> 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)
a bonus: these are all architecture-independent.
> - we provide (for those who want it) PCBIOS support as an option
And this is for legacy OSes and very architecture-dependent.
ron
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