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If totally open only means the software, aren't some x86 boxes there already, assuming you can replace the BIOS with coreboot? My point on schematics is this:
by joe_bleau 15y ago
If totally open only means the software, aren't some x86 boxes there already, assuming you can replace the BIOS with coreboot?
My point on schematics is this: I don't want schematics for consumer products so that I can copy the hardware; I want schematics so I can troubleshoot and learn. Maybe that's just me (I'm one of those weirdos that collects and reads the service manuals for classic Tektronix and HP test gear).
- dchest 15y agoIf totally open only means the software, aren't some x86 boxes there already, assuming you can replace the BIOS with coreboot? If you can replace BIOS and firmware with free software, than you got a computer that runs only free software. "Totally open" is a vague term with no boundaries on its interpretation. I just specified what the post meant, not provided a definition for "open". Maybe that's just me Not just you. It would be awesome.