On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 02:02:45PM +0000, Andrew Suffield wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 12:27:40PM -0800, Xavian-Anderson Macpherson wrote:
> > Linux must be converted into a system that
> > ABSOLUTELY NEVER needs to be rebooted for ANY reason at all.
>
> Why? What advantage is there in eliminating a few seconds delay, once
> per installation?
In fact, I would argue that the reboot during installation serves as
proof that the step 'Make System Bootable' has actually succeeded.
Or, to put it another way, it's interesting to note that this step has
failed early on, rather than later when such a failure might mean a
lot more pain.
--
Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
If man asks for many laws it is only because he is sure that his
neighbor needs them; privately he is an unphilosophical anarchist,
and thinks laws in his own case superfluous.
-- Will Durant
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