Re: is rescue really the right word?

[Nathaniel Smith <njs@njs.dhis.net>]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2000 at 02:16:49PM -0700, Erik Andersen wrote:
> On Fri Feb 11, 2000 at 11:49:47AM -0800, Joey Hess wrote:
> > Now that the rescue disk is split in two, "rescue.bin" is really just a
> > kernel, and is by itself useless as a rescue floppy. Maybe we should go the
> > slackware way and call them boot and root?
> 
> Agreed.  It used to make a nice rescue disk.  Now,
> since it is nothing more than a kernel, "boot" would
> be a better name,

Speaking of which, now that boot-floppies no longer provides a rescue disk,
we should probably provide another one.  I know there are tools to generate
them, but having one available to ftp when needed is extremely useful
(seeing as how when you need it is generally when you can't generate it).
Of course, people should keep one around, but if you can't find it or
didn't remember to make one or whatever, then it can be a lifesaver.

-- Nathaniel