On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:52 AM, m0gely <m0g...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve D... wrote: >> Intel creates Customer Reference Boards (CRB) that they license to >> their customers, Dell, HP, ASUS, whatever. The CRB includes chip >> information, CAD board design, BIOS, and other software needed to be >> "Designed for Windows". > > from the Intel site: > > "When you see the "Designed for Windows" logo, it signifies that the > system or device meets Microsoft's standard for hardware compatibility > with the specified Microsoft Windows operating system." > > It seems like you might, but I don't interpret that to mean exclusivity > to Windows.
I didn't say it did. "Designed for Windows" is just a feature set. Linux, BSD, MacOS, Solaris x86, Plan 9, and others, also uses most, if not all, of the features. All the machines I own were "Designed for Windows". One flavor or another... Only one actually runs Windows. I'd get rid of that machine in a heartbeat if AutoCAD ran under WINE or there was a reasonable Open Source equivalent. Intel is in the business of selling chips. Creating CRB's and writing software is *only* done so they can sell more chips. They would happily create "Designed for Linux" CRB's if there was a market for them. Steve D... -- "Every perception is a gamble" Robert Anton Wilson _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
