Claudio Freire wrote:

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Linda Walsh <suse@tlinx.org> wrote:

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Jim Henderson wrote:

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If you want to understand why Linux uses initrd, I suggest you take some time and talk with the Linux kernel developers, after reading up on the history of the Linux kernel.

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Linux kernel developers will say it isn't necessary.

It's only when you want 1 kernel/disk image to move to rather diverse hardware -- which isn't something users generally do.

It's exactly what binary distributions do.

Isn't Windows a binary distribution? Or are you saying it includes source? Your argument that it is needed for binary distributions when Windows is a binary distribution as well, doesn't add up. You need a temporary media when you install the OS. But after it is installed, why do you need it? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org