Proposed release goal: Switch to GRUB2

[Otavio Salvador]

Robert Millan <rmh at aybabtu.com> writes:

>> Our current plan is to finish the update-grub2 merging on upstream
>> side (being handled by Robert) and then upload a new package to
>> Debian. This package after moving to lenny ought be set as default
>> boot-loader in grub-installer (while we still offer grub as an option
>> during the test cicle).
>
> I would like to offer grub-legacy as an option (even in d-i) for the release.
> It's good to have a fallback in case it is needed.  But of course, it's been
> in maintainance mode only for a while now, and adding new features to it is
> out of the question at this point (the same applies to upstream).

If we keep it on expert mode only I don't have any problem with it.

I think that, depending of raised issues we can opt by dropping it or not.


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