Re: bug-grub

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 11:58:26AM -0400, Gregg Levine wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> Why I am inclined to think is that the Bug-Grub list should be allowed
> to continue for as long as there are available binary blobs and source
> code ones for the original Grub-Legacy.

But we don't really provide support for them.  It's distributors that keep
reliing on GRUB Legacy (though they *cough* [1] have their reasons) and
supporting it, and their versions are so heavily patched in many cases
problems don't apply the same way to upstream GRUB.

[1] yep, that includes me with another hat ;-)

> Currently that one is in a
> finally released state, as Grub2 hastens towards its first actual
> release.

Notice there GRUB Legacy has never had a stable release either.  The only
difference is that GRUB 2 is not mainstream yet (and right now the stopper
is that a few minor features are missing, and overall code stability needs
a bit more love).

Anyway, my proposed approach with regard to upstream support of GRUB Legacy,
is that in case of trouble users should try GRUB 2.  Then if the problem
persits, they can report it as a bug so we can get it fixed.  I don't think
this is leaving users out in the cold;  we're simply asking them to upgrade
(and all projects do this!).

-- 
Robert Millan

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