To be fair, i'd love to see the OpenBSD approach to software development applied to BIOS/EFI firmware.
For a start, it wouldn't have the nightmare that is Intel AMT sitting below the OS and offering a massive security hole. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 1:36 AM, Theo de Raadt <dera...@cvs.openbsd.org> wrote: > > Seriously, though. The thought must have crossed your mind at least once > > during all these years of mopping up the mess that MS/Intel seem to have > > concocted over the years. > > > > I wonder what a hardware system designed by BSD bootloader, kernel and > driver > > hackers would look like. I should expect that careful design choices in > the > > hardware could reduce the bloat considerably. Not to mention the > complexity. > > Rather than writing the rich ecosystem OpenBSD turned into, we should have > tried to write BIOS's. > > That's just such an awesome idea. > > I think I know a perfect candidate to take this further: > > You. > > > I do wonder if the best and most experienced BSD hackers got together > and made > > wish list for the new line of hardware that would run a next generation > system > > with no legacy baggage what would that wish list look like. > > Seriously? That's what you think changes the world? > > You are obviously a young academic with lots of time. Go for it.
