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Date:      Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:02:04 +0000 (UTC)
From:      jb <jb.1234abcd@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FB 9.1 boot loader problem in VirtualBox
Message-ID:  <loom.20130106T205321-550@post.gmane.org>
References:  <loom.20130106T005723-617@post.gmane.org> <loom.20130106T121300-657@post.gmane.org> <50E96648.6090303@FreeBSD.org> <loom.20130106T194525-209@post.gmane.org> <20130106203446.19ba863b.freebsd@edvax.de>

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Polytropon <freebsd <at> edvax.de> writes:

> ... 
> However, your transition of this knowledge to the terminology
> to be used in combination with _virtual_ machines makes sense.
> Maybe that wording is really not optimal. "Kill guest" matches
> today's understanding, but could possibly be formed better in
> regards of future use (like the power off vs. shutdown difference
> that was totally clear in the 1990's, but maybe isn't as clear
> anymore today).
> 

Well, I remember some time ago there were some changes done to shutdown, halt,
poweroff commands and their interpretation/implementation.
Since then Confusion Reigns Supreme !

See Google search: difference shutdown poweroff 

Enjoy it -:)
jb






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