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Subject: Re: [RFC] x86 ELF bootable kernels/Linux booting Linux/LinuxBIOS
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Eric W. Biederman wrote:

> 
> a) More complex.  Just barely.  
> b) Yep.
> c) Yep.
> d) More flexible and can handle what ever it needs to do tomorrow,
>    without mods. 
> 
> All firmware has it's own different format.  With LinuxBIOS things are
> simple enough that you can add a make target instead of having to
> write a specific bootloader to support it.
> 


I cannot agree with you on (d).  In fact, you have already brushed off a 
multiple of issues I have raised, such as interactivity.

I don't particularly care if you want to make this the LinuxBIOS 
platform-specific whatever, but when you start talking about making it 
the grand universal thing, you have me seriously concerned.

	-hpa


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