Myth #5

"ACPI issues are all due to sub-standard platform BIOS".

Reality:  Three types of bugs
BIOS clearly violates the specification
"...but it "Works with Windows".
Intel OTC released the "Linux-ready Firmware Developer Kit"
http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org/
Linux fails because BIOS writer and Linux developer interpreted the specification differently.
Intel OTC nominates "specification clarifications"
Bugs in Linux-specific code.