____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 25 October 2007 10:46 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ [H]omer on Wednesday 24 October 2007 23:39 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Jerry McBride spake thusly:
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> LinuxBIOS Brings Clones One Step Closer to Freedom
>>> [...]
>>>> I really appreciate this posting. I'd probably have missed it on my
>>>> own. This is really some fantastic news as I have wondered why the
>>>> post on most new computers still takes as long as it did during the
>>>> old days.
>>>>
>>>> I've got a new amd64x2 that takes as long to post as an old 550Mhz k6
>>>> that I have also. It's a hopeful move, LinuxBios is the right way to
>>>> go.
>>>
>>> There's also the upcoming trend of embedding GNU/Linux into the mobo.
>>> Combined with LinuxBIOS this means a very fast and legacy-free system.
>>
>> Yes, I thought about including a reference to that ASUS board. 5 seconds to
>> boot, IIRC.
>>
>
> That's a very good time indeed! Unfortunately, monopolies do tend to
> stifle innovation and creativity. Hopefully, we're heading for the end
> of the Microsoft monopoly in this area, although it'll be a long time in
> collapsing, of course.
>
Luckily, this one particular board from Asustek does not run Xandros (unlike
Eee), which slides money in the oppressor's direction (it's racketeering).
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