MJang wrote: > On Sun, 2013-04-21 at 17:39 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >> MJang wrote: >>> On Sun, 2013-04-21 at 07:46 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: >>>> Mike C. wrote: >>>>>> I need complete documentation on LILO with emphasis on >>>>>> lilo.conf . >>>>>> Assume I'm stranded on a desert isle (SW Missouri is a fair >>>>>> approximation) with a computer and a set of install disks. >>>>>> What *ONE* document will answer ALL my LILO questions. >>>>>> Hint: man pages and mini-HOTO's don't hack it. They presume >>>>>> and summarize too much. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- I can't imagine a more "complete documentation on Lilo" than the Lilo >>>>> User's Guide. >>>>> >>>>> http://ftp.utcluj.ro/pub/docs/ldp/bible-src/lilo/user/user.html >>> >>> While complete, it dates back to sometime in the last century. >> >> SO? ???? ?????????????????? >> I date to *early* in said century ;/ > > I'm sure you've updated your skills since that time. I think it is > reasonable to expect the same of our software.
True, my input device is no longer an 026 nor does my CPU contain vacuum tubes. > >> I've learned to value "completeness" over "currentcy". > > While a good philosophy in most things, I've found that currency has > more value in software. Living in a world of TL:DR has, unfortunately, > devalued completeness. <snicker> I'm recalling some of my spectacular disasters due to ONE incorrect punctuation character in a macro. As to TL:DR, that's a misdiagnoses the problem. The root would have been a poorly constructed document or a lazy/sloppy reader. (See _How to Read A Book_, Mortimer Adler et. al. , caution ~600 pages IIRC) > >>> I realize >>> that the HOWTO was updated (slightly, I think) back in 2010, but IIRC, >>> LILO still uses clear text passwords.... >> >> PASSWORDS would be least of my problems. >> Are not Aesop's(sp?) Fables yet valuable? > > It is difficult to remain current in today's industry without caring > about security, as Aesop's "wolf in sheep's clothing" would know. A. I don't sweat "security" unless I have a system that can be effectively turned on. B. Effective security is a lot more than how a password is stored. > > Thanks, > Mike > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
