Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:59:27 +0200 (CEST) From: <pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com> To: Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net>, freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VESA Free standards Message-ID: <20070425135927.6512.qmail@web32702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200704250831.20752.hselasky@c2i.net>
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--- Hans Petter Selasky <hselasky@c2i.net> ha scritto:
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> I think it is better to have the source code of HW, than using a BIOS driver.
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> What if the BIOS code is overridden by a boot-sector virus. Then you keep the
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> virus alive by using this BIOS code. Just a thought though.
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> --HPS
>
Then the BIOS driver will help you detect the virus :).
What's really nice about the BIOS stuff is that you don't have to figure out if
your card is supported on the computer of *unknown brand with three month
warranty just bought for an unbelieveable price*. Somethig like the i386 pareto
law of device drivers.
Yes the BIOS will die someday but not even Microsoft is considering that scheme
at the moment.
cheers,
Pedro.
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