Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-06-05 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 26 May 2010, Stephen Powell wrote: > You're missing the point. The main selling point to management > is that Linux is free. If they have to buy new backup software > in order to accommodate Linux' backup requirements, that will > kill it on the spot. Whatever boot loader I use must not

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-25 Thread owens
> > > > Original Message >From: zlinux...@wowway.com >To: debian-de...@lists.debian.org, debian-u...@lists.debian.org, >debian-boot@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test >grub2") >Date: Tue, 25 May 2010

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-25 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 25 May 2010 12:03:17 -0400 (EDT), Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > Stephen Powell wrote: >> >> You're missing the point. The main selling point to management >> is that Linux is free. > > No software is entirely without cost. Free Software is no exception. There > are usually no up-fro

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-25 Thread Stephen Powell
On Tue, 25 May 2010 11:51:11 -0400 (EDT), Mark > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: >> On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:29:54 -0400 (EDT), Peter Easthope wrote: >>> Stephen Powell wrote: (3) The need for special backup requirements will be used by the opponents of Linux at my p

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-25 Thread Mark
On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:29:54 -0400 (EDT), Peter Easthope wrote: > > Stephen Powell wrote: > >> (3) The need for special backup requirements will be > >> used by the opponents of Linux at my place of employment > >> to oppose further deployme

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze (or, "please test grub2")

2010-05-25 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 24 May 2010 17:29:54 -0400 (EDT), Peter Easthope wrote: > Stephen Powell wrote: >> (3) The need for special backup requirements will be >> used by the opponents of Linux at my place of employment >> to oppose further deployments of Linux, ... > > What about the carrot approach? Find an