Re: [plex86] Licensing issues (and Debian policy as a side note)

[John Summerfield]

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> 
>      Hm... does the Linux kernel actually need the PC BIOS?  I was
> under 

Can't boot without it.

True you CAN use lilo (it's not essential), but lilo doesn't eliminate the 
need for the BIOS.


I do think the kernel uses the BIOS for some (maybe optional) functions. It 
certainly REPORTS information about the BIOS and this implies it needs it for 
other purposes.

It also won't work without the microcode in the various CPUs.


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