[syslinux] [syslinux:master] efi/pxe: Reuse handle

Gene Cumm gene.cumm at gmail.com
Sat Aug 15 06:36:20 PDT 2015


On Aug 15, 2015 8:56 AM, "Ady via Syslinux" <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Regarding HP and the lack of "support", I always consider "support" as
> > something you can contact technical support about while "functional"
> > is more community-supported.  It's common to find a lack of Linux
> > support.
> >
> > --
> > -Gene
> >
>
> These particular devices are sold with some Windows OS, or
> alternatively with some Linux OS. There are some downloads in the HP
> support site for Linux available for these particular models, but,
> based on the not-so-short list of updates for their firmware under the
> Windows OS category for these models, HP seems to "sell" them (or at
> least, used to) with Linux, but not really "support" it.
>
> Considering that someone from inside HP was writing to the Syslinux
> Mailing List, I was hoping it could perhaps trigger some positive
> reaction. As they say, hope is the last thing...

HP appears to finally be committing to splitting end user devices
(desktops, laptops, printers) from enterprise infrastructure (servers,
networking), at least as far as support.  Without the support of higher
management, that's a huge gap to cross.

--Gene


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