On 13 January 2011 13:12, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:00:45 +0100, pk wrote: > >> If I remember correctly, grub (legacy) is not compatible with EFI or >> GPT... > > That's right, so GRUB's current lifespan will end when we use those > methods exclusively. This won't happen soon. > > I'd be more than happy for GRUB1 to become obsolete if it means we get > away from the current booting methods, but I'm not holding my breath.
Coming in a bit late into this ... The dictionary is trying to use synonyms, which may only partially overlap in meaning. This is to be expected in a same-language dictionary, if tautologies are to be avoided (i.e. rain = when it rains, ha!) Finished is a term and would most likely refer to the duration of an activity, or a temporal attribute of it; e.g. "this thang is finished!" (meaning end-of-life, life-expired). Complete on the other hand does not necessarily refer to a time related attribute, but more likely to a qualitative attribute, i.e. complete relevant to specification, requirements, expectations, shape, etc. There is some interchangeability in the two (e.g. "I have completed this task", or the "finishing of the whiskey") but if you lift the bonnet (aheam! hood) to look at the engine then the time/quality differentiator is there. PS. Sorry, no citations ... :-p -- Regards, Mick
