B Gruff <bbgruff@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Monday 13 November 2006 13:34 William Poaster wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:03:52 +0000, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Microsoft will probably start selling/distributing linux soon
>>
>> A couple of things about all this M$/Novell "agreement".
>>
>> 1] On a dual boot machine, will M$ now make it's windows OS detect
>> other OS (linux etc) & install a boot loader, just as GRUB or LiLo
>> does in GNU/linux? Or will is still persist in thinking it's the only
>> OS on the machine?
>>
>> 2] On a dual boot machine, will Windows now be made to access any other
>> OS (linux etc) from it's desktop, just like you can access Windows from
>> a GNU/Linux desktop?
>>
>> If it won't do this, then IMHO M$ aren't serious about integration with
>> linux.
>
> Last I heard, William, Vista was going to "take over" the MBR, "for security
> purposes".
> Is this still the case?
>
Real companies should hope so. There are a lot of Linux apps out there
with "troubleshooting" versions ready to be run from grub needing no
password whatsoever.
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