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   From: "Allan"    
      
   On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 05:05:54 UTC, Steve Wendt  wrote:    
      
   > 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.   
      
   Well, maybe they will open source it, when it is ready - I don't know.   
   OS2LDR from same team has been made available, as far as I   
   understand.   
      
   I guess it is a matter of taste, what you call an untrusted source, and I'm   
   not sure, what risk you think can happen from this 'untrusted' source.   
   I know at least one of the members of the team has developed several   
   system key components for eCS, which all eCS 2.0GA users use today.   
       
   > > 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)?   
      
   Yes, it only contains the uFSD. The IFS is up to whatever OS is booted to   
   supply -   
   which can be just about anyone.   
      
   It can also boot eCS from CDFS and use RAMFS in 2. stage to get writable   
   storage. Boots fine from USB too (any FS)   
      
   Even EXT3 or TVFS should be possible on eCS   
      
   FreeLDR can be installed on any existing FS/partition on your disk,   
   since It also includes a 'MBR' that can boot any primary or logical partition   
   directly.   
      
   Still in alpha state, still completely open source, and currently no public   
   bins   
   available, since it still needs polishing, but it has been in a working state   
   for   
   quite some time.   
      
   If you feel like testing, SVN is public on sf.net   
   If you feel like wanting to participating in creating the best bootmanager    
   for eCS or any other OS, join us ;-)   
      
   Unfortunately, osFree lacks developers like anything else. FreeLDR is just   
   a little fragment of it, which at least proves, that osFree is still alive and   
   kicking.   
      
   --    
     Allan.   
      
   It is better to close your mouth, and look like a fool,   
   than to open it, and remove all doubt.   
      
   --- Internet Rex 2.31   
    * Origin: Datemas.de http://www.news.datemas.de (1:261/20.999)