29 Nov
2012
29 Nov
'12
01:09
Cristian Rodríguez wrote:
El 28/11/12 21:07, Linda Walsh escribió:
Perhaps someone can explain to me why Windows doesn't need a pre-boot ramdisk in order to boot, while Linux does?
Linux does not need an initrd to boot, distributions do need it to support a wide variety of booting scenarios and not driving developers insane in the process.
That deflects the question. What wide variety of booting scenarios are supported by linux that are not supported on Windows? Windows runs embedded, headless, on rescue disks, servers, desktops...um...where is the need? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org