On 04/07/07, Yoshinori K. Okuji <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Given the fact that nobody is really willing to maintain GRUB Legacy, we need to consider which is more important, migrating to GPLv3, or keeping it easy to backport fixes to GRUB Legacy from GRUB 2. I myself prefer to migrate to GPLv3, and just forget about GRUB Legacy, of which I have been dreaming all the time. But I think it would be fair to ask others' opinions before making the decision.
This sounds like the best alternative. However, we have to think for how long other people (e.g. distros) will use GRUB Legacy. So, I think we should choose a milestone that will essentially mark the time when GRUB Legacy is no longer maintained, such as when the first stable version of GRUB 2 gets released, or when 'x' distros convert to GRUB2... After that milestone, GRUB 2 would be free to move on to GPLv3, without concern for GRUB Legacy... That being said, we also need to encourage distros to migrate away from GRUB Legacy, and what other better incentive than no longer maintaining GRUB Legacy? -- Alex Roman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
