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   wolfgang kern to Carver Harrison   
   Re: Limine Bootloader   
   12 Oct 21 09:10:27   
   
   From: nowhere@nevernet.at   
      
   On 12/10/2021 01:14, Carver Harrison wrote:   
   > Try Limine Today: https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine   
   >   
   > - What is Limine?   
   >   
   > Limine is an advanced multiprotocol x86/x86_64 BIOS and UEFI bootloader   
   > that supports Linux, multiboot1 and 2, the stivale protocols, and   
   > chainloading.   
   >   
   > - What is a bootloader for?   
   > A bootloader is an essential piece of software which takes over the   
   > computer after the firmware relinquishes control of the system. It is   
   > the job of the bootloader to find an operating system to boot and   
   > perform all the operations needed in order to get the operating system's   
   > kernel and modules up and running.   
   >   
   > - Why Limine?   
   > Limine is lightweight, elegant, fast, and the reference implementation   
   > of the stivale and stivale2 boot protocols.   
   >   
   > - Why not GRUB?   
   >   
   > GRUB is an amazing piece of software, but Limine's and stivale(2)'s main   
   > target audience is operating system and kernel developers that want to   
   > use a boot protocol which supports modern features which GRUB's aging   
   > multiboot protocols do not (or do not properly).   
      
      
   who is brave enough to check on it ?  :)   
   I'm curious how assembler source of this UEFI loader would look like.   
   but it sounds suspicious like hell to be just one more HLL-C bloat.   
   __   
   wolfgang   
      
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