Re: removing boot ROMS

[George Michaelson <ggm%pobox.com@localhost>]

On Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:02:11 +0100, Andrew Smallshaw wrote:

> Therefore I don't see why the current boot code can't be separated out,
> tarred up (preferably with compiled images) and stashed away for those
> people that need it.  Yes, it'll slowly get out of date but how many
> years will it be before it is hopelessly so?  Just don't leave it in CVS
> only, or force people to download an entire distribution just to get the
> boot ROMs out.

is this not ideal for pkgsrc/sysutils/... type stuff? 

ie, keep it in the cousin's codepoint, if not inside the main family 
tree...

-G