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coreboot vs petitboot

A side-by-side look at coreboot and petitboot. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

coreboot

coreboot

System & Hardware

coreboot is an open source firmware that replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware. It aims to initialize hardware and boot a Linux-based operating system quickly and securely.

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petitboot

petitboot

Os & Utilities

Petitboot is an open-source network bootloader and discovery tool for PowerPC systems. It supports netbooting over HTTP, FTP and TFTP and can chainload GRUB2, Das U-Boot and more. Useful for network booting PowerPC servers, embedded systems and appliances.

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