Date: Fri, 1 Aug 1997 00:26:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: terry@lambert.org, phk@dk.tfs.com, dg@root.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, freebsd-current@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: core group topics Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970801002102.315B-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <199708010006.JAA00566@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Fri, 1 Aug 1997, Michael Smith wrote: > Chuck Robey stands accused of saying: > > > > > > Far be it for me to come off sounding anti-ELF, when I've been > > > so violently in favor of it for so long, but... I had a number > > > of large problems getting the GRUB code to actually work. > > > > I know very little about boot loaders, but I was wondering if anyone had > > seen a tool called solo, which seems to be a bootloder by Frank Barrus? > > Yup. It's another GPL'd unbuildable monstrosity 8) I spoke with him after his announcement of maybe 3 months ago, asking why he had to limit it to GPL, so that FreeBSDers couldn't consider he. I got told he'd consider it, and it looks like he did, from the most recent release licensing terms. The non-profit part was removed, just says you have to give credit in the documentation, and the source copyright has to remain. I'll try to compile it. Maybe you're right, and it's still unbuildable. > > -- > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ > ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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