RE: [oss4lib-discuss] open source bios
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From: Matthew J. D. <mat...@ou...> - 2004-06-02 08:16:36
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> The following Tiny URL should point to a news blurb=20 > describing the possibility of an open source BIOS by Intel: >=20 > http://tinyurl.com/3ahe7 >=20 > Cool. Open source firmware. In computer architecture class in=20 > 1989 I learned that software is just like hardware and=20 > hardware is just like software. Open source hardware, really cool. IBM published the 8086 source code for the original BIOS in the first PC's in the technical reference manual, although at that time BIOS's were in ROM so not easily modified. Interestingly enough NetGear publish the source code for the firmware of their 836G wireless/firewall/router under GPL on their website. Matthew |