>>>>> "OY" == OKUJI Yoshinori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
OY> I'm not sure. If it is added into 0.7, GRUB 0.6 will have to
OY> support it. This will delay the release, maybe
OY> considerably. So the requirement is that you (or someone)
OY> write the code for GRUB soon.
This is okay. I'll look into it, but I can not guarantee that I'll
have the time to do a full implementation.
OY> Please call it "the Multiboot Specification". I and Erich
OY> agreed that the word "standard" was inappropriate.
Sorry, my mistake.
OY> Therefore, it would be better to support the two formats by
OY> using different magic numbers for them. So if the magic number
OY> in a kernel is 0x1BADB002, GRUB would pass the old-style
OY> information structure to the kernel, and if the magic number
OY> is 0xWWXXYYZZ, it would use the new-style information
OY> structure. Does that sound good?
Yes, that is indeed a good solution. They should be clearly
distinguished, and this is the best way.
OY> (Of course, I don't want to make such a radical change in 0.7,
OY> though.)
No, I was thinking more like for 0.8 or 1.0 or something.
