>>OTOH, perhaps we'd like to keep the possibility of directly loading
>>(multiboot) kernels in protected mode, even when we support real mode and a
>>"real" bootloader... that's handy about plugins, you can pick a different
>>"BIOS" if you
>>want :)
>Yes, I *like* the feature of having a multiboot loader.
>You are right for a simple kernel, but AFAIK multiboot also means loading of
>several modules before booting the kernel.
That's true... though I never did like Multiboot's module feature much
(it's too dumb, it can't do ELF or so.)
>I see a virtual machine monitor also as a debug tool for experimental kernels -
>multiboot capability may be a handy feature.
Ok.
-- Ramon
