From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD06B13989A for ; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EA9A1142DD; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resqmta-ch2-06v.sys.comcast.net (resqmta-ch2-06v.sys.comcast.net [69.252.207.38]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E3FC014186 for ; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from resomta-ch2-02v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.98]) by resqmta-ch2-06v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id 9soh1r00227uzMh01sqFXS; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:15 +0000 Received: from resmail-ch2-114v.sys.comcast.net ([162.150.48.148]) by resomta-ch2-02v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id 9sqF1r00D3BqEWy01sqFdy; Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:15 +0000 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 16:50:15 +0000 (UTC) From: mcatudal@comcast.net To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Message-ID: <50376531.11846538.1440694215112.JavaMail.zimbra@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: References: <55DE3D41.1050301@comcast.net> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_11846537_1159800050.1440694215110" X-Originating-IP: [::ffff:50.193.114.241] X-Mailer: Zimbra 8.0.7_GA_6031 (ZimbraWebClient - FF40 (Win)/8.0.7_GA_6031) Thread-Topic: Grub1: Cant ? Re: keeping grub 1 Thread-Index: KQBrq0dIi1baTmqrLpsmVAD5UctosQ== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1440694215; bh=sanxDzfR8snbaWbukmoBv8Ikfws0a/ExTufaXIDqauQ=; h=Received:Received:Date:From:To:Message-ID:Subject:MIME-Version: Content-Type; b=jabLJ4F5WXS0tOZOeqKvE7Dbj1JbJHJdiyRsSPhXPwoXzwnf4lOjhppd0nysrIBc6 ln5EOwoxrbG/evnBOJjqqQxi8M6LSJq3DWcsk54oMfKIs8gbOnhDx8lpV8ka+CSEPd d+6o0ikMPUOEw1vkQ5DEphK3Rd7YnA59lbhwhgj1yxcTMoRCWv72xB00rgWmfWPme/ FB1PfjSHZ3Anaam4Yc+jH0b7WycCJbi95jBUUqFwjyAxLPnYZovgTPWU8qRbhb7/F+ efb5/oUj6yaSYJPAzknTzRlQaLJx0soSqCwVvCFq/chJ5yE+1ertDEonJauNhnzeBi AIFzPCpyj7zog== X-Archives-Salt: 677a254d-52ce-4ac1-9ecd-b55de91ec337 X-Archives-Hash: 34f8cf50f3523fdbc94d087abc5f7a56 ------=_Part_11846537_1159800050.1440694215110 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Mail original ----- >It's not a bug, and it won't be "fixed". Installing on a partition is >simply not supported. When a needed functionality is no longer working it is a bug. To have grub installing itself on the MBR when the users doesn't it to is unacceptable because it wipes out the part that loads the bootloader so booting to other operating systems (OS/2, PC Dos, Ecomstation, etc) is no longer possible with a nice bootloader, we are then stuck with grub which is a pain in the ass to setup. I want to use grub only for the current Linux that I boot on. The maintainers of grub are basically acting like dictators much like Microsoft. The whole point of using Linux was to have complete control of the PC. Who those morons think they are to tell me what I should use to boot Operating systems on my computer? Michel ------=_Part_11846537_1159800050.1440694215110 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


>= ;It's not a bug, and it won't be "fixed". Installing on a partition is
&= gt;simply not supported.

When a needed functionality= is no longer working it is a bug. To have grub installing itself on the MB= R when the users doesn't it to is unacceptable because it wipes out the par= t that loads the bootloader so booting to other operating systems (OS/2, PC= Dos, Ecomstation, etc) is no longer possible with a nice bootloader, we ar= e then stuck with grub which is a pain in the ass to setup.
<= br>
I want to use grub only for the current Linux that I boot on.=

The maintainers of grub are basically acting = like dictators much like Microsoft. The whole point of using Linux was to h= ave complete control of the PC. Who those morons think they are to tell me = what I should use to boot Operating systems on my computer?
<= br>
Michel


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