Re: Is there a way to use Linux on the E450 ?

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:37:51 -0600
Josh McKee <jtmckee@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm just curious as to why so much emphasis is put
on the OBP (and EFI with the Mac systems) when I would think most of
the time they're nothing more than a way to boot the system. It's
certainly not a factor that I would use to buy or not buy a system.

Think APM and ACPI if you believe that the BIOS is merely there to boot
a system. APM was always too buggy for words, and ACPI is a crock of
*** (I'm being unkind to the crock of *** here).

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Stefaan A Eeckels
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People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather
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--Leavitt
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