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Re: normal mode chainloader
From: |
Marco Gerards |
Subject: |
Re: normal mode chainloader |
Date: |
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:52:13 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
address@hidden (Tomas Ebenlendr) writes:
>> Why is the dependency of the on boot.mod required?
>
> Because users will be confused if they can do some loader cmd and can't
> boot cmd. No other reason.
This will be fixed by the autoloading that was proposed on the list.
If someone uses the boot command, the boot.mod will be autoloaded. So
I think it is not a requirement.
>> > P.P.S. I saw somewhere (in archive) that I should probably subscribe
>> > something for FSF. ...
>>
>> That is right. We need copyright assignments for GRUB. It is
>> required so the FSF can defend copyright violations and prevent other
>> legal problems (remember SCO? ;)).
>>
> O.k. how?
I think Okuji should take care of that...
>> Can you please read the GCS? I don' like commenting much on a patch
>> that looks quite good. ;)
>
> I have read it, but I'm used on another coding style, which we used for
> our school project. (There are some things in GCS which we disagree.)
> I will write better code after about 500 lines with GCS.
Ok, I have the same problems sometimes. Hopefully you won't mind if I
continue sending comments in the meanwhile.
Thanks,
Marco
Re: normal mode chainloader, Tomas Ebenlendr, 2004/06/22
Copyright crap Was: Re: normal mode chainloader, Tomas Ebenlendr, 2004/06/23
Re: Copyright crap Was: Re: normal mode chainloader, Jeroen Dekkers, 2004/06/23