[1075] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Err, UMSDOS
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jered@MIT.EDU)
Wed Oct 4 23:35:01 1995
From: jered@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 23:34:39 -0400
To: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
Sorry, I didn't say what I meant about UMSDOS.
What I meant to say is that several people have inquired about Linux and
NetBSD, only to choose not to install it because they couldn't/didn't
want to repartition. UMSDOS is a slightly slower filesystem than ext2,
but not slower than most users would notice. It also allows users
who don't want to repartition to use a Unix-like OS for their PC.
(Our current documentaiton doesn't mention UMSDOS, I told the aforementioned
users about UMSDOS when they didn't want to repartition.)
Greg also gave the intriguing idea that we could make a ZIP file available
containing a basic Linux-Athena setup. A user would just have to choose
the right VMLINUZ, run LOADLIN, and be on their way. We should make
Linux and Linux/Athena as easy as possible for PC owners to use.
--Jered
