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'''LinuxBIOS''' is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. | '''LinuxBIOS''' is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. | ||
It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called [[Payloads|payload]] | It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called [[Payloads|payload]], for example [[Linux]] kernel, [[FILO]], [[GRUB2]], [http://www.openbios.org/ OpenBIOS], [http://www.openbios.org/Open_Firmware Open Firmware], [http://www.openbios.org/SmartFirmware SmartFirmware], [http://www.gnu.org/software/gnufi/ GNUFI] (UEFI), [[Etherboot]], [[ADLO]] (for booting [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2000 Windows 2000] and [http://openbsd.org/ OpenBSD]), [[Plan 9]], [[memtest86]] and many more. | ||
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<small>There are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.</small> | <small>There are many reasons for using LinuxBIOS.</small> | ||
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* 100% Free Software | * 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees! | ||
* Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console) | * Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console) | ||
* Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS | * Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS | ||
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<small>LinuxBIOS can be (and is) deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small> | <small>LinuxBIOS can be (and is) deployed in a wide range of scenarios.</small> | ||
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* Standard desktop computers | * Standard desktop computers and servers | ||
* [[Clusters]], high-performance computing | * [[Clusters]], high-performance computing | ||
* Embedded solutions, appliances, terminals | * Embedded solutions, appliances, terminals | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] (HTPC) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_form_factor Small form factor computers], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_theater_PC Home-theater PCs] (HTPC) | ||
* No-moving-parts solutions (except for CPU fan & power supply) | * No-moving-parts solutions (except for CPU fan & power supply) | ||
* Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket) | * Various non-standard scenarios (e.g. FPGA in Opteron socket) | ||
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* '''2005/04/22:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]] | * '''2005/04/22:'''<br />[[News#2005.2F04.2F22_How_Many_People_Are_Using_LinuxBIOS.3F_Would_you_believe_1.2C000.2C000.3F|How Many People Are Using LinuxBIOS? Would you believe 1,000,000?]] | ||
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LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS (firmware) you can find in most of today's computers. It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes a so-called payload, for example Linux kernel, FILO, GRUB2, OpenBIOS, Open Firmware, SmartFirmware, GNUFI (UEFI), Etherboot, ADLO (for booting Windows 2000 and OpenBSD), Plan 9, memtest86 and many more.
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