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First Desktop Motherboard Supported By LinuxBIOS
The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer Yinghai Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD’s latest Socket AM2.
Here is proof that the open source community is moving ever forward. What’s great to see is that motherboard is top rate, utilizing the NF570 chipset. If you are interested, you can download the source for the BIOS and even edit/update it yourself. This is not something to be taken lightly though, even if you are an experienced coder. I am not sure if there is some backdoor for safety, but if you bork a normal BIOS, you normally need to have a backup chip on hand to get up and running.
Source: Gmane
Rob Williams
Rob founded Techgage in 2005 to be an 'Advocate of the consumer', focusing on fair reviews and keeping people apprised of news in the tech world. Catering to both enthusiasts and businesses alike; from desktop gaming to professional workstations, and all the supporting software.
