Dok Intel s jedne strane ide u smjeru Sandy Bridgea i DRM-a, AMD ide na otvoreniju i slobodniju platformu. Baš me zanima koju ćemo platformu izabrati
Što coreboot _praktično_ donosi?
http://www.coreboot.org/Benefits* 100% Free Software (GPL), no royalties, no license fees!
* Fast boot times (3 seconds from power-on to Linux console)
* Avoids the need for a slow, buggy, proprietary BIOS
* Runs in 32-Bit protected mode almost from the start
* Written in C, contains virtually no assembly code
* Supports a wide variety of hardware and payloads
* Further features: netboot, serial console, remote flashing, ...
Coreboot je minimalni izvršni kod koji starta računalo i odmah ga prebacuje u neki od "payloada" npr. GRUB2 i sl. Tako da korisnik do GRUB-a treba oko 3 sekunde (vjerojatno u budućnosti i manje).