Grub is basically superfluous in this modern era. At least it will not work with OpenZFS going forward. Just use any other UEFI bootloader.
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Originally posted by fuzz View PostYes, my primary workstation is a dual socket Opteron board with a pair of Opteron 6344s. No UEFI, but still serves me well for many things.
Does not make GRUB any less superfluous in the modern (UEFI) era.
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostAnd I still maintain a ton of Geode systems around the place with OpenWRT (yes they also use GRUB to boot) that are perfectly fine for basic firewall and IP phone server duties.
Does not make GRUB any less superfluous in the modern (UEFI) era.
It exists for hardware that is still in use in the "modern" era. Not superfluous.
With all the legacy stuff out there, I prefer software that is still in use gets maintained as long as possible -- if only for security patches.
America's Cities are Running on Software From the 80's
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Originally posted by fuzz View PostSuperfluous: "Being beyond what is required or sufficient."
It exists for hardware that is still in use in the "modern" era. Not superfluous.
But legacy hardware isn't what is most common.
I always said USA is a third world country.
The issue isn't running 80s software, the issue is gross mismanagement of this software so that it can't be just put in a VM and run on a server, while people use a modern frontend for it.
Some more laughs https://arstechnica.com/information-...has-no-backup/
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Originally posted by starshipeleven View PostFor modern hardware it is superfluous.
For legacy hardware it is not superfluous.
But legacy hardware isn't what is most common.
The issue isn't running 80s software, the issue is gross mismanagement of this software so that it can't be just put in a VM and run on a server, while people use a modern frontend for it.
Some more laughs https://arstechnica.com/information-...has-no-backup/
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