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This is why projects like coreboot are very important. Open source doesn't depend on someone's marketing itch.
by xvilka 7y ago
This is why projects like coreboot are very important. Open source doesn't depend on someone's marketing itch.
- pgeorgi 7y agoIt depends on maintainers though. We now kick devices out of coreboot where we suspect that the code wouldn't even boot anymore and there's nobody able to prove otherwise. We'd certainly welcome them moving to coreboot. They might even gain a new feature or two, but there's work involved on their part (and the story usually ends at that point).
- lstodd 7y agoStill the kicked out code is out there somewhere. As opposed to.
- pantalaimon 7y agoIt still needs someone to do something with it. And the lack thereof was the reason it got removed in the first place.
- emidln 7y agoA future someone can resurrect that code via git. A future someone who wants to interact with old BIOS code that Intel just deleted doesn't have that chance.
- pgeorgi 7y agoIndeed. And if somebody brings old code up to current standards, we're happy to put it in again. Haven't seen that happen yet though.
- zamadatix 7y agoIt seems like for new motherboards it's be easier to start with coreboot over status quo. Are there reasons this isn't true or does it come down to marketing reasons?
- pjmlp 7y agoIt certainly depends on the contributors having an alternative source of income.