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Intel will stop supporting BIOS in all  "Client & Data Center Platforms" by 2020.

All products will only be delivered with UEFI, lacking the CSM (Compatability Support Module).

The consequence is that old 16bit operating systems like MS-Dos won't be able to start.

The systems will be in the UEFI-Class 3, respectively 3+. The latter are booting with secure boot.

Intel's Brian Richardson unveiled the schedule at the UEFI Plugfest in Taipei.

 

I don't think that this is really significant, as most systems already boot via UEFI.

 

 

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It's about time legacy support got booted, Windows has been UEFI capable since 7 and UEFI compliant since 8, most major Linux distros are now compliant and macOS has been using EFI since forever.

 

If only they'd hurry up a drop 32 bit Windows too.

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1 minute ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Intel will stop supporting BIOS until 2020? So they'll be supporting it after 2020?

No, they will support it until 2020, after that they won't.

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so no BIOS untill 2020 then :P 

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https://www.thefreedictionary.com/until

until

un·til

  (ŭn-tĭl′)
prep.
1. Up to the time of: We danced until dawn.
2. Before (a specified time): She can't leave until Friday.
3. Scots Unto; to.
conj.
1. Up to the time that: We walked until it got dark.
2. Before: You cannot leave until your work is finished.
3. To the point or extent that: I talked until I was hoarse.
 
If you want to use until, you need to say Intel will be supporting BIOS until 2020. Otherwise, it's Intel will stop support by/in 2020.
In other words: you do something until you don't or can't do something until you can.
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14 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

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http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/intel-halts-certain-uefi-bios-class-level-2-compatibility-modes-in-2020.html

 

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Sounds like the UEFI consortium going "WTF GUYS WE MADE THIS FOR A REASON" ._.

Things change, if your software requires BIOS support then chances are you're running it on an older machine and older OS anyway.

 

Modern day cars don't required leaded petrol anymore, should we keep leaded petrol on sale forever because 15 years ago cars did require it?

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Fuck UEFI and FUCK Bios!

Libreboot all the way!!!

AMD please release source code and specs of your technology called PSP (Platform Security Processor) for new AMD ryzen platforms!

Computer users fall into two groups:
those that do backups
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Fuck booting computers period. I should be able to use my mind to do whatever I please by now!

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2 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

It's about time legacy support got booted, Windows has been UEFI capable since 7 and UEFI compliant since 8, most major Linux distros are now compliant and macOS has been using EFI since forever.

 

If only they'd hurry up a drop 32 bit Windows too.

Vista*

 

Well intel just screwed the pooch with this one. Now a huge set of business will be running unsupported stuff just for legacy reasons.

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2 hours ago, TheLaserCucumber said:

No, they will support it until 2020, after that they won't.

Then you should change your title. Right now it says "Intel to stop supporting bios until 2020." That indicates that right now Intel is no longer supporting bios and at 2020 will start doing so again.

 

Change it to something like "Intel to stop supporting bios in 2020"

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1 hour ago, Trixanity said:

If you want to use until, you need to say Intel will be supporting BIOS until 2020. Otherwise, it's Intel will stop support by/in 2020.

In other words: you do something until you don't or can't do something until you can.

Thank you, English isn’t my native language...

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2 hours ago, TheLaserCucumber said:

 

Intel will stop supporting BIOS in all  "Client & Data Center Platforms" until 2020

 

The words you're looking at are From

 

That's why people are finding it funny. I think English isn't your native language, so it's understandable... hell I know of many native English speakers that can't compose sentences properly and use the wrong words, so you're fine :)

 

Please quote my post, or put @paddy-stone if you want me to respond to you.

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1 hour ago, mate_mate91 said:

Fuck UEFI and FUCK Bios!

Libreboot all the way!!!

AMD please release source code and specs of your technology called PSP (Platform Security Processor) for new AMD ryzen platforms!

they can't part of the security of these kinds of products is the lack of information on them, the moment they make it open source loads of people will have better access to info for them to try and break/crack the system 

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17 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

they can't part of the security of these kinds of products is the lack of information on them, the moment they make it open source loads of people will have better access to info for them to try and break/crack the system 

Security by obscurity? That's a bad idea.

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2 minutes ago, Sakkura said:

Security by obscurity? That's a bad idea.

its like telling everyone what is your alarm serial number, its not a good idea as them robbers will be able to know what that alarm can monitor and work around it, of course it isn't all the security it offers, but its a good part of the security, 

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27 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

they can't part of the security of these kinds of products is the lack of information on them, the moment they make it open source loads of people will have better access to info for them to try and break/crack the system 

That's wrong! Intels alternative IME is closed sourced too but do yu remember this?

There exist many opesource programs/OS which are more secure then cloused source and vulnerabilities get fixed much sooner and also they are discovered sooner :)

Security by obscurity is very very bad and it does not work for many of us!

I want them to opensource it so that it gets disabled and i can use libreboot on newer hardware too :)

They can opensource it without bad consequences, question is will they.

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26 minutes ago, cj09beira said:

its like telling everyone what is your alarm serial number, its not a good idea as them robbers will be able to know what that alarm can monitor and work around it, of course it isn't all the security it offers, but its a good part of the security, 

It's more like hiding the key to your front door under a particular rock.

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