-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/11/2009 08:50 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
Rob OpenSuSE wrote:
2009/12/11 Per Jessen <per@computer.org>:
No, lilo(8) never "just worked" for people with less stable systems.
But it does just work for people with more stable systems and also for experienced people with less stable ditto.
Please, rather than repeat the same "just works" despite folk explaining why it does not for them, test lilo's popularity by advocating it become the default again with a Fate entry "Real users do not need GRUB's features and GRUB-0.97 is an unmaintainable mess!"
Sure - https://features.opensuse.org/308520
As pointed out, lilo(8) does not support reiserfs tail packing option.
Lack of that will probably see people walking away in droves, yeah.
btrfs supports tail packing as well.
The drawbacks mentioned with GRUB2 might be overcome in future, perhaps for example a config file generator can short cut the "nasty" scripts and allow re-use of current YaST code (speculation).
Why wait - the drawbacks of GRUB2 have already been overcome - it's called lilo ...
You're welcome to use it, but it's not a serious alternative. It is not flexible. It can't handle dynamic file systems. It can't handle a real graphical boot setup (AFAIK). We're trying to make openSUSE *more* user friendly, not less. I understand that you're an expert user, but that just means that you should have access to the expert tools you want to work with - not design the system around them. - -Jeff - -- Jeff Mahoney SUSE Labs -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAksiansACgkQLPWxlyuTD7KjnwCfX1xRkyjhpDAPH5cxTBtavfWn PpsAoJvupEAa48EQDSObSFOQD+NfHDi9 =I7Pk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org