NVidia's video card firmware was Open Source wouldn't guarantee it would work with Asus's Open Source motherboard firmware.
Apples and Oranges... video card firmware wasn't the topic. It was Bios we were discussing.
It's also not like Open Source is bug free. It just lets "everyone" find and fix the bugs. That's a big improvement, sure, but it's not a panacea.
I never said it was. But it would still be better than the closed source solution put forward by Apple/Sun/etc/etc...
And crap code is crap code, regardless of how Open Source it is. I've seen plenty of FOSS crap code.
Given a simple fixed purpose like BIOS(es), crap code won't get used or spread. We're not talking about bad code that says 'hello world', we're talking I want to boot off USB. Either it works, or it dies. Either it does something cool, or nobody will use it. There are crappy/good Linux kernel modules that never made in into 'the real thing' until they are tested and found worthy.... the technocracy would handle it fine.
Further, in the context of the discussion, Open BIOS would be just another de facto standard/industry consortium.
I linked to a few alternatives, so it's not about making a new single standard, it's about allowing choice. If there was a Debian/RedHat type of split in Bios, that would be good for everyone in some ways...
Unrelated: Please trim...
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