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Re: bootloader for woody



Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net> writes:

> On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 11:40:16PM +0200, Robert Millan wrote:
> > Which bootloader is going to ship in the Woody bootfloppies, is it clear
> > yet?
> 
> lilo
> 
> > I'd like to suggest using the GRUB bootloader. As I see it, there's an
> 
> not going to happen, its already been discussed and decided.

Ethan is correct.  This decision was based on two things:

  - no nice configurator for grub

  - grub package didn't seem mature/well maintained enough or ready for
    our use

  - requests for patches to the boot-floppies to support grub went 
    unanswered

That's the breaks...

-- 
...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>



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