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   Steve Wendt to All   
   Re: Strange trap in OS2KRNL on boot - so   
   08 Dec 10 21:05:54   
   
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   From: Steve Wendt    
      
   Allan wrote:   
      
   > OS/4 is a project of a small group of developers, and is currently closed   
   > source.   
      
   I have a hard time understanding why anyone should feel confident in    
   replacing such critical components, when it is neither open source or    
   from a well known, trusted source.   
      
   > FreeLDR is part of this project, and this is actually a BootManager,   
   > that is able to load and start almost any OS on any filesystem.   
   > It uses its own uFSD to overcome bugs and missing features in various   
   > OS implementations. Ex, it can boot eCS on FAT32, or JFS on SCSI   
   > servers, which eCS can't do.   
      
   And post-boot, it continues to use the existing IFS drivers, with the    
   same features (and limitations)?   
      
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