From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MKJzm-0003qL-D9 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:10 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKJzk-0003pn-J3 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:08 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKJzf-0003p5-Gr for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:07 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49988 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MKJzf-0003p2-BK for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:03 -0400 Received: from c60.cesmail.net ([216.154.195.49]:34773) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_ARCFOUR_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MKJze-0006ah-Pb for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:03 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO smtprelay2.cesmail.net) ([192.168.1.112]) by c60.cesmail.net with ESMTP; 26 Jun 2009 18:34:01 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.22] (static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [72.92.88.10]) by smtprelay2.cesmail.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 16F8D34C6D for ; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:40:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Pavel Roskin To: The development of GRUB 2 In-Reply-To: <200906252108.04243.colin@gibibit.com> References: <1245947939.16538.26.camel@mj> <200906252108.04243.colin@gibibit.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:34:00 -0400 Message-Id: <1246055640.20234.32.camel@mj> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.2 (2.26.2-1.fc11) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. Subject: Re: FYI: story on LWN.net X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:34:08 -0000 On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 21:08 -0700, Colin D Bennett wrote: > The article states: > > With respect to the technical qualities of GRUB 2, Rintel is mostly > > impressed about GRUB 2's modular architecture. He calls other features such > > as the graphics subsystem with mouse support capable of rendering > > antialiased Unicode glyphs "hardly things that would convince anyone to > > switch to GRUB 2". > > There is no mouse support yet (though it should come in the near future now > that USB is working) and there is no font antialiasing. The point is that such features would not have convinced many users to switch, whether such features exist or not. -- Regards, Pavel Roskin