[openbeos] Re: Stage 1 Bootloader

The mantra of BeOS use is 'simplicity'.

BeOS users are never expected to need recompile thier OS.

Repeat after me: "BeOS is not *nix."

Alan

On Wed, Nov 27, 2002 at 11:22:47AM +0100, Eike Dehling wrote:
> 
> >GRUB is nice because it has an interactive mode.
> 
> not the only good thing according to me. but it's one good thing.
> 
> >That is nice because if you are a Leenooks weenie, and have compiled a new
> >kernel, and it's jacked, you can still boot from the old one, assuming
> >of course you have backed the old one up.
> 
> - thats not "leenooks" specific.
> 
> >My point is, you only really need Grub for saving your ass from Linux.
> >It's completely unncessary if you are a BeOS only user.
> 
> - it perfect to boot in-development kernels.
> - what if you jacked up your future obos kernel while compiling it?
> 
> Eike.
>

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