From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbML-0001gC-Qy for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:53:25 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbMK-0001fg-Px for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:53:24 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbMF-0001cO-M4 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:53:24 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbMF-0001c9-9O for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:53:19 -0500 Received: from smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.32]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JHbME-0001GD-NR for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:53:19 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr12.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0N8rHLF005067 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:53:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <20071230134824.GB21397@thorin> <20080120232435.GB16365@thorin> <20080122135757.GA11484@thorin> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:54:33 +0100 In-Reply-To: <20080122135757.GA11484@thorin> (Robert Millan's message of "Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:57:57 +0100") Message-ID: <873asoudkm.fsf@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 Subject: Re: [PATCH] memdisk plus lnxboot extension 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: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:53:25 -0000 Robert Millan writes: >> 2. Easy to modify >> users may not know how to create core.img, but modifying files in a, >> say, tar or cpio archive is very easy. They can do simple tasks like >> replacing splash image without too much knowledge of grub2. >> >> 3. Multiple configuration >> We can use the same core.img, but different initrd to start grub2 with >> different configuration. > > I don't think these two make a big difference, but well. > > No objection from me, then. Personally I do not want to add every feature everyone comes up with, just because there is a patch. When is this feature useful? Can you give an example? More features can mean more bugs, more maintainance work, etc. If the feature is not worthwhile for more than one person, I am not sure if it should be included. Perhaps a better explaination of the problem to solve, instead of what the patch does might help here. -- Marco