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From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
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Subject: Re: FB 9.1 boot loader problem in VirtualBox
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:02:04 +0000 (UTC), jb wrote:
> 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 

I know it's "just" about terminology, and if you leave the PC
sector, you'll be surprised about different interpretation and
even deviating terminology. :-)




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Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...