On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:44 PM, m0gely <m0g...@gmail.com> wrote: > Steve D... wrote: >> 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. > > Ok, then I don't understand. I'm back to: > > "Do you want to buy from Dell, HP, Apple, ect. and get 0% Open Source > and no chance of Open Source in the future" > > What's your point? What do you mean by "get 0% open source"? What > problem are you addressing with this. You last response was because > intel builds stuff for people and doesn't share their customers plans > with other customers. All those companies contribute to OSS though. So > where is this 0% coming from?
Wikipedia states in: Open-source hardware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_hardware "The term usually means that information about the hardware is open to all. This would include the hardware design (i.e.schematics, bill of materials and PCB layout data), as well as a FOSS approach to the software that drives the hardware." How much of the above do you get along with your Dell, Apple, IBM, etc? How much of the above do you expect to get with an Open-PC? Steve D... -- "Every perception is a gamble" Robert Anton Wilson _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
