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On Tuesday 02 October 2007, Neil Walker wrote: |
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> Using reiserfs on a /boot partition is just plain silly. ;) |
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> Furthermore, in this day and age, why would you even want a /boot |
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> partition? |
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/boot can't be on LVM. And these days you do want LVM. |
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Not everyone is happy leaving /boot mounted all the time. |
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Dual boot scenarios - it's much easier with a separate /boot. |
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The 1024-cylinder limit hasn't been an issue for over 10 years now, but |
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it was never the only reason for a separate /boot. |
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alan |
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Optimists say the glass is half full, |
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Pessimists say the glass is half empty, |
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Developers say wtf is the glass twice as big as it needs to be? |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan at linuxholdings dot co dot za |
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+27 82, double three seven, one nine three five |
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