installing a regular os?

[Richard A. Smith]

stratton wrote:
> Is there any way to untangle openfirmware and the operating system?  I want to try to make a minimal puppy linux install image using the stock xo kernel but I can't get past this weird /versions and /boot|/boot-alt setup.

Request a developer key.  Once you have it you can disable-security and 
do with it what you will.

> At the very least is there a breakdown somewhere of the rationale behind this design?

I suggest you read the bitfrost spec and the developer archives.

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Richard Smith  <richard at laptop.org>
One Laptop Per Child