On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:16:40AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > 2) bootloader packages conflict with each other > (bad - leaves a moment with *no* bootloader if switching)
Not that bad IMHO. Not having a bootloader package is _not_ the same as not having a bootloader. GRUB (both Legacy and 2) propagates its files to /boot/grub which is not handled by the package system. I think LILO operates similarly. Ah, and both GRUBs already conflict with each other. > 3) bootloader packages coordinate to flag which of them is in use, > and other packages must respect this flagging I'd have to see the details, but I'm not very fond of the extra burden this could mean to bootloader maintainers. -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]