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  1. mangeurdenuage (mangeurdenuage@loadaverage.org)'s status on Friday, 26-Oct-2018 09:52:14 EDT mangeurdenuage mangeurdenuage
    kek at least people have fun ^^
    https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/html_node/Role-of-a-boot-loader.html#DOCF5

    The following is a quotation from Gordon Matzigkeit, a GRUB fanatic:

    Some people like to acknowledge both the operating system and kernel when they talk about their computers, so they might say they use “GNU/Linux” or “GNU/Hurd”. Other people seem to think that the kernel is the most important part of the system, so they like to call their GNU operating systems “Linux systems.”

    I, personally, believe that this is a grave injustice, because the boot loader is the most important software of all. I used to refer to the above systems as either “LILO”5 or “GRUB” systems.

    Unfortunately, nobody ever understood what I was talking about; now I just use the word “GNU” as a pseudonym for GRUB.

    So, if you ever hear people talking about their alleged “GNU” systems, remember that they are actually paying homage to the best boot loader around… GRUB!

    We, the GRUB maintainers, do not (usually) encourage Gordon’s level of fanaticism, but it helps to remember that boot loaders deserve recognition. We hope that you enjoy using GNU GRUB as much as we did writing it.
    In conversation Friday, 26-Oct-2018 09:52:14 EDT from loadaverage.org permalink
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