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[edit] Misleading introduction

LinuxBIOS doesn't replace the standard BIOS with a Linux kernel, it doesn't even necessarily boot a Linux kernel at all.

Article currently reflects the second point. "LinuxBIOS is primarily Linux - about 10 lines of patches to the current Linux kernel. Additionally, the startup code - about 500 lines of assembly and 5000 lines of C - executes 16 instructions to get into 32-bit mode and then performs DRAM and other hardware initialization required before Linux can take over." from the project's home page more or less contradicts the first point. -Elvey

Fixed. --134.2.18.3 10:54, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Relationships

Extensible Firmware Interface (and this article) could use some editing to identify and explain the relationship between it, Treacherous Computing (AKA Trusted Computing) and LinuxBIOS. If I understood it, I'd write it. What I get is that, in theory, the BIOS could play a part in locking the hardware of a computer so that only Treacherous software could run on it. Does EFI facilitate or hinder that goal? -Elvey

As far as I can tell that has nothing to do with LinuxBIOS --Lost Goblin 01:30, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

Well it does but indirectly:

• IBM does not suport linux bios because of that
• You could flash your bios chip and bypass the Trusted Computing bios — unsigned comment posted on 04:54, 13 April 2006 by 134.2.18.3

The point of TC instead of regular DRM is that it can't be removed because it's all hardware. a thing 06:30, 9 June 2006 (UTC)