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<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
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<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1)
What legal conditions, or obligations to make derived source code
available, are placed on independent hardware vendors offering LinuxBIOS
support for their hardware?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2)
What's up with Intel, and why, for instance, can't an IHV use their BIOS guides
to support LinuxBIOS? Is it strictly a question of access (via IBL or hardcover
- "orange cover") to such guides, and IHVs with access to these guides are free
to distribute their product with LinuxBIOS, subject to bugginess resulting from
mediocre/nonexistent Intel support?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>3) Is
there a list of IHVs who DO ship product on LinuxBIOS?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>For an
IHV developing embedded hardware that's just going to run Linux unattended
anyway, it seems LinuxBIOS would be a natural choice and a tremendous cost
savings; at the same time, the power profile of Intel's new architecture is
well-suited to this niche. I'm trying to figure out why more commercial vendors
aren't on this bandwagon.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks
for your input,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=732112123-10072006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Drew</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>