Re: Everyone's SRM woes

[alvin <alvin Iplink net>]

Mike Foley wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: KirkE@paccessglobal.com [mailto:KirkE@paccessglobal.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 5:11 PM
> > To: axp-list@redhat.com
> > Subject: RE: Everyone's SRM woes
> >
> >
> > Alvin,
> >
> > >Is there any reason that an open source boot loader could not boot
> > >True64 or OpenVMS?
> >
> > PALcode, pure and simple.  Linux is booting using ancient
> > PALcode from the
> > earliest SDKs DEC made available, but it works. I have often
> > wondered if
> > Compaq decided Linux was too much of a threat if it couldn't
> > quash the whole
> > effort by challenging the use of licensed code all Alphalinux
> > distributions
> > require to operate (whether MILO, raw or aboot bootstrapped).

A better question. Why does the OS not load it's own palcode???

>         Wow.. I missed that episode of the Lone Gunmen. :)

Yes It was on last week.

Remember: never attribute to malice what can be adiquatly explained by
stupidity.
If you adopt this point of view suddenly things become clear. The world
is run by idiots.
;)

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