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On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 00:11:55 +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> > Does any platform known to use yaboot (or grub for that matter) use  
> > the
> > preferred encoding of the manufacturer portion of the name property?
> > How about the "ONNNNN" OUI from the RAC, or the uppercase VWXYZ  
> > company stock symbol?
> 
> Apple sometimes uses AAPL.  Never seen the ONNNNNN thing.

matches the US stock symbol, goodness.

> 
> > My view has been limited to the IBM platform.  According to the
> > examples, this is a recommended practice.  I know IBM uses the
> > lowercase variant.
> 
> Which _is_ allowed, although discouraged.

Ok, but who enforces it?  Vendor polices themselves?  Right. :->  

Thanks!

++doug