[Bug 154763] Grub is inadequate without Lilo for backup

[linux.whiz at gmail.com]

> Why should anyone jump through all those hoops, Peter?  All the relevant
> bug information was in the original email.  

Because that's how this community works.

> You want the solution too?

Of course - that's how this community works.  It's a two-way street. 
If you see a problem and you can fix it, knock yourself out.

> You're screen-scraping "df" output and not handling long device names
> properly.  It's nothing compared to the fragility of the mdadm
> screen-scrapes but I needed an easy non-MD example for Guy and it was
> the first that my eye fell on.

> Have I ever written code that bad?  Sure.  Some of my one-off scripts
> were undoubtedly a lot worse.  

OK, now you're just being an asshole.

> But I don't try to force the world to use them when there's a better alternative.

No one is forcing you to use FC.  In fact, I think it would be great
if you'd go away and quit bugging this community.

> Meantime, why not let us old farts use Lilo?

Nothing is stopping you.  Go fetch it at
http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/core/3/SRPMS/lilo-21.4.4-26.src.rpm
and rebuild it on your machine.  Have a ball.  Write a HOWTO about how
to do it.  Fix the evils of big, bad Red Hat.  Contribute to the
community instead of whining about it.

But please, for Heaven's sake, quit your belly-aching.  You are the
master of making a mountain out of a molehill.

LW