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diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5de957148b --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +LinuxBIOS README +------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +LinuxBIOS is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary +BIOS you can find in most of today's computers. + +It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes +one of many possible payloads, e.g. a Linux kernel. + + +Payloads +-------- + +After the basic initialization of the hardware has been performed, any +desired "payload" can be started by LinuxBIOS. Examples include: + + * A Linux kernel + * FILO (a simple bootloader with filesystem support) + * OpenBIOS (a free IEEE1275-1994 Open Firmware implementation) + * Etherboot (for network booting and booting from raw IDE or FILO) + * ADLO (for booting Windows 2000 or OpenBSD) + * Plan 9 (a distributed operating system) + * memtest86 (for testing your RAM) + + +Supported Hardware +------------------ + +LinuxBIOS supports a wide range of chipsets, devices, and mainboards. + +For details please consult: + + * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Motherboards + * http://www.linuxbios.org/Supported_Chipsets_and_Devices + + +Website and Mailing List +------------------------ + +Further details on the project, a FAQ, many HOWTOs, news, development +guidelines and more can be found on the LinuxBIOS website: + + http://www.linuxbios.org + +You can contact us directly on the LinuxBIOS mailing list: + + http://www.linuxbios.org/Mailinglist + + +Copyright and License +--------------------- + +The copyright on LinuxBIOS is owned by quite a large number of individual +developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details. + +LinuxBIOS is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). +Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)", +and some files (mostly those derived from the Linux kernel) are licensed under +the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which were derived from other projects, +other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply. Please check the individual +source files for details. + |