[aklug] Re: GRUB RE: Friday night Linux

In my opinion, if your system boots you're fine. Isn't that what a
boot loader is for?

I know GRUB 2 has new features. Not sure anyone is really using them.
My system boots just fine. In fact, it booted fine with LILO back in
the day.

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On Jan 8, 2011, at 2:32 PM, "Scott Carnahan" <scott@ravenmoonart.com> wrote:

> I have used GRUB ever since I discovered/was introduced to it. Before =
> that I used LILO.
>
> If GRUB is not being developed and is being abandoned, then what are =
> other people using? I just upgrade last year to HRUB 2.0 on my systems.
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Gribbin [mailto:jimgribbin@gmail.com]=20
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 10:53 AM
> To: aklug
> Subject: [aklug] Friday night Linux
>
> Kind of quiet last night. A couple of college students on break, Damien
> and myself.
>
> Daamien and I got to talking about why Fedora is still using Grub v1
> instead of v2.
>
> I looked it up and someone had asked the question on a Fedora Developer
> list. A developer told him because Grub is turning into abandon-ware, no
> active development.
>
> Just checked it out on Freshmeat, the developer appears correct. The
> only 'update' release since 2006 has been a license change to GLP3 in
> 2008.
>
> I wonder what we'll use next...
>
> Jim G
>
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