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Re: LILO

On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:33:13AM -0700, Alexander Hvostov wrote:
> On Fri, 11 May 2001 09:29:54 +0200
> Thierry Laronde <thierry@cri74.org> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 12:39:28AM +0200, Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> > One of the main benefit (but not the sole one) is standardization. At
> the
> > moment, the bootloaders whether implement specific bootstrapping
> procedure
> > for different flavours of kernels, or chainload. This makes bootloaders
> > bigger or weaker. Secondly, the bootstrapping of Linux doesn't allow one
> to
> > give it, say, the name of the right module to load for a NIC detected by
> the
> > bootloader. You have to add everything whether in the kernel or in an
> initrd
> > or other root fs. So, even if Linux works well, it, as well of other
> things,
> > can be improved.
> 
> Wait, you mean to suggest that Linux isn't perfect?

/*blush*/ I will never have the courage to say that...

;)
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