Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 10:13:39 -0800 From: Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> To: Voicu Liviu <pacman@huji.ac.il>, freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Message-ID: <200212091013.39304.DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> In-Reply-To: <200212090952.21853.pacman@huji.ac.il> References: <200212090952.21853.pacman@huji.ac.il>
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On Sunday 08 December 2002 11:52 pm, Voicu Liviu wrote: > Hi, > Any one can explaind me why FreeBSD doesn't have the KERNEL stored under > /boot? > Thanks I can't think of any particular reason why is shouldn't be installed under / instead of /boot other than tradition. I quick survey of Linux systems shows that only about half prefer /boot. A look at Solaris shows that it's installed under /kernel. Other than the fact that /boot can have its own partition separate from /, is there any advantage to putting the kernel there? David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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