If there are one million computers running LinuxBios, are they dedicated to server farms ?
...or can they be used as desktop machines ? Who are the leading vendors of such machines ? Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Reinauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <linuxbios@linuxbios.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 6:14 AM Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] [RFC] Call for Action: LinuxBIOS foundations >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070829 11:39]: >> Quoting Stefan Reinauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> > I personally think we need to support more newer hardware in shorter >> > time to gain the momentum so LinuxBIOS can become the default firmware >> > on new mainboards that you buy. We can make this goal, and it has been >> > done in some cases. It's just a long way, as it was for Linux, too. >> >> That would be _REALLY_ great but is this realistic?.. > > It is the only realistic scenario for LinuxBIOS becoming wide-spread > and, no doubt, we have been pretty successful so far. More than one > million computers out there are running LinuxBIOS. This is a far higher > number than a usual charge of mainboards produced by a manufacturer in a > series. > > Unlike Linux, LinuxBIOS can not be "just tried with a live CD" or > something. So either it gets pre-installed or it will be something only > technically skilled people will ever use. > >> Maybe this is sligtly off topic here (and a little bit paranoid..), but >> when one >> consider the fact that "trusted computing" becomes more and more >> prevalent in >> new systems (mandatory soon maybe?!), doesn't this outright kill the LB >> project? > > The opposite is the case. LinuxBIOS is the _only_ chance out there that > allows controlling the restrictions. It does not restrict the vendor in > controlling the "bootblock" -- Since there is no such thing as the > bootblock in LinuxBIOSv2, I wonder what the technical meaning of that > part of the specification is supposed to be. > > Stefan > > -- > coresystems GmbH • Brahmsstr. 16 • D-79104 Freiburg i. Br. > Tel.: +49 761 7668825 • Fax: +49 761 7664613 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] • http://www.coresystems.de/ > > -- > linuxbios mailing list > linuxbios@linuxbios.org > http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios -- linuxbios mailing list linuxbios@linuxbios.org http://www.linuxbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
