[ale] GRUB issue on boot

[James Sumners]

I don't see what is so inflexible about LILO. It does its job. Plain and simple.

On 4/13/06, Michael B. Trausch <fd0man at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Geoffrey wrote On 04/13/2006 11:19 AM:
> > James Sumners wrote:
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> >> I'm sorry if my opinion of Grub offends anyone, but I think it is
> >> garbage. LILO just works. Yes, you have to remember to update the
> >> bootsector when the kernel changes. That is the only catch I have
> >> experienced, though. The configuration is simple and the bootloader
> >> actually loads the kernel.
> >
> > I don't know that your opinion offends anyone, and they shouldn't, after
> > all they are just opinions based on your experiences.  I just think
> > you're in the minority here.  I was a long time LILO user, and moved to
> > grub grudgingly.  Just the same, I only run LILO on slack boxes because
> > that is the default and I'm too lazy to change it.  grub is much more
> > flexible.
> >
> > Of course these are my opinions.  If they offend anyone tough. :)
> >
>
> I even use GRUB on Slackware and Zenwalk and the like.  Personally, I
> loathe LILO, but that's just because, well, it's not flexible.  I
> absolutely can't stand anything that's not flexible.  It reminds me of
> Microsoft...


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