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No, we won't: OpenSIL is trying to solve a different problem in that it's still providing for systems that are ultimately booting yet other systems (and theref
by bcantrill 3y ago
No, we won't: OpenSIL is trying to solve a different problem in that it's still providing for systems that are ultimately booting yet other systems (and therefore have need for interfaces like UEFI, ACPI, etc.) By contrast, we are building a holistic system in which hardware and software are co-designed[0][1] -- we are not seeking to boot arbitrary systems and therefore don't need the abstractions that have been invented for that boundary. We remain strongly supportive of OpenSIL because we believe that this is the kind of innovation that open source platform enablement allows: when the lowest layers of the system are open, we allow for different approaches -- we need not all be confined by PC-era abstractions.
[0] https://www.osfc.io/2022/talks/i-have-come-to-bury-the-bios-not-to-open-it-the-need-for-holistic-systems/ https://www.osfc.io/2022/talks/i-have-come-to-bury-the-bios-...
[1] https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/holistic-boot https://oxide-and-friends.transistor.fm/episodes/holistic-bo...