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Re: installing/using grub-legacy

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On Sat 24 Oct 2015 at 20:21:58 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 11:20:08PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > On Fri 23 Oct 2015 at 22:37:32 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> > 
> > > On Friday 23 October 2015 19:51:17 Brian wrote:
> > > >
> > > > To be pedantic: GRUB2 and GRUB1 don't exist in Debian. They don't really
> > > > exist under those names on the GNU website either or in the
> > > > documentation. It is GRUB or GRUB-legacy. People like harking back to a
> > > > time long past though.
> > > 
> > > Yes, I do know that - see my first email.  But GRUB-PC is also an obsolete 
> > > name - and at least you understood what I meant by GRUB1 and GRUB2 however 
> > > incorrect the nomenclature - and I did know it was incorrect/obsolete.  I was 
> > > just trying to be unambiguous.  In which I succeeded.  Once you just 
> > > say "GRUB", you have to know to which version of Debian one is referring, to 
> > > know which GRUB is meant.
> > 
> > It is a courtesy to use the names used by upstream. GRUB has been the
> > default bootloader in Debian since Squeeze. How many years is that?
> 
> *cough* firefox *cough*

A legality.

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installing/using grub-legacy Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-22 00:10 +0200
  Re: installing/using grub-legacy David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-22 02:40 +0200
    Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 18:20 +0200
      Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 18:40 +0200
        Re: installing/using grub-legacy David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-23 19:10 +0200
          Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 20:10 +0200
            Re: installing/using grub-legacy Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-23 21:00 +0200
              Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-23 23:40 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-24 00:30 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 00:50 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-10-24 09:30 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-24 10:20 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-10-24 11:20 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-24 13:00 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-10-24 21:50 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-25 00:00 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2015-10-25 11:50 +0100
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-10-25 23:00 +0100
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-10-25 23:50 +0100
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy moxalt <moxalt@riseup.net> - 2015-10-24 18:40 +0200
                Re: installing/using grub-legacy John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-10-24 19:10 +0200
  Re: installing/using grub-legacy Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-23 21:10 +0200
    Re: installing/using grub-legacy Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-10-24 03:40 +0200
      Re: installing/using grub-legacy Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-11-02 08:50 +0100
        Re: installing/using grub-legacy David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 15:50 +0100
          Re: installing/using grub-legacy Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-11-02 16:20 +0100
          Re: installing/using grub-legacy Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2015-11-02 20:50 +0100

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