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Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:48:00 +0200
From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Apologize to everyone for my nonprofessional
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:34:10 -0700
Canek Pel=C3=A1ez Vald=C3=A9s <caneko@gmail.com> wrote:

> It basically removes the need for a "pesky init* thingy", although for
> the life of me I cannot understand why someone will not see the
> technical advantages of actually using an initramfs.

I'll use your own opening comment as a reply:

using !=3D requiring

The benefits of an initramfs are insufficient to *require* an initramfs.

Now, we've been over this and thrashed it to death already. You had
your say and the majority consensus around here is that we do not like
it.

DROP THIS SUBJECT. RIGHT NOW. PLEASE.

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Alan McKinnnon
alan.mckinnon@gmail.com