On Fri Nov 30, 2001 at 02:52:08PM +0100, Han wrote:

> > > 2) Install GAG as the bootmanager.
> 
> > > Gag is : GPL, braindead-easy, good looking, easy to recover.
> 
> > in what way is gag easier to recover
> 
> Well gag is stand alone. If the bootsector is destroyed by that
> unnamed OS all you have to do is get a gag floppy and in 2 minutes you
> are up and running again. Just say were the linux partition is and
> install it on the hd again and thats it. 
> 
> If you do the same thing with lilo and you have no bootfloppy you have
> to do an upgrade or use the rescue disk and chroot. And all in the
> console. Very hard for newbs.

hehehe... ok, you assume it easy for newbies to have a gag boot floppy
but hard for them to have a regular linux boot floppy which they get
asked to create during installation?

I don't get it.

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