From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbGc-00051O-D4 for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:47:30 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbGa-0004yr-58 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:47:28 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbGY-0004xa-2P for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:47:27 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JHbGX-0004x8-Mb for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:47:25 -0500 Received: from smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl ([194.109.24.34]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JHbGV-000811-KR for grub-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:47:25 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (249-174.surfsnel.dsl.internl.net [145.99.174.249]) by smtp-vbr14.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m0N8lHD4063125 for ; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:47:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mgerards@xs4all.nl) From: Marco Gerards To: The development of GRUB 2 References: <20071230134824.GB21397@thorin> <20080120232435.GB16365@thorin> Mail-Copies-To: mgerards@xs4all.nl Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:48:34 +0100 In-Reply-To: (bean123ch@gmail.com's message of "Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:25:49 +0800") Message-ID: <877ii1sza5.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 08:47:28 -0000 Bean 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. It seems easier, but isn't. First of all, if people want to use GRUB, they have to learn how to use it. It is not difficult. More importantly, when doing the manually, people might forget modules which are required as a dependancy. For example fshelp.mod. -- Marco