In some email I received from der Mouse, sie wrote:
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> > 	However, I think 2nd and 3rd part should be solved like bsdi did:
> > 	- /boot reads in /etc/boot.default, which is a plaintext file
> > 	  that contain directives to tweak locator table (like "disable ne2")
> 
> Most of this UKC looks like a Good Thing to me.  But this part of
> it...well, let's just say I'd really hope that there's a way to be
> prompted for the name of this file (perhaps if RB_ASKNAME?), and a way
> to suppress it entirely (perhaps by asking for "none"?).  Files in
> magic locations tend to be a Bad Thing - especially if, when corrupt,
> they can totally screw the boot process.

As someone who has had to deal with such files becoming corrupt during
a "panic" (inodes getting screwed up), I whole heartedly agree.

The system *must* be able to get to single user mode if any file in the
file system is corrupt (except for init, boot and kernel :)

Darren