[OLPC-devel] Re: Teleconference information for software status meeting tonight. (note change in time).

[Jordan Crouse]

On 22/08/06 21:32 -1000, Mitch Bradley wrote:
> Personally, I think this is a Bad Thing.  Why should it only be possible 
> to boot something
> that is in a complicated format that is only used by the Linux kernel?

Lets be fair - we're designing something here that has one (or few uses).
We have massive size restrictions, and we made the decisions that best fit
our situtation.  If we have a need to boot an ELF, then we'll do that, but
you can't fault us for being reactive instead of proactive.

Jordan

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Jordan Crouse
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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