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On Tue, 4 Oct 2011 22:11:00 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > The thing is that GRUB2 needs to understand several filesystems to |
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> > grab the kernel image from. It also wants to be able to use a more |
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> > interesting resolution than 640x480. This means that it has to |
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> > reimplement all the code for any filesystem, and all the code for |
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> > video handling. |
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> Personally, I can't agree with this stance from the grub2 devs. |
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> It's a bootloader. It is visible for 3 seconds at boot time. |
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I'd agree with you there, but I suppose the glossy distros want a glossy |
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boot screen. |
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