On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 09:51:37PM +0200, Svante Signell wrote: > Hello, > > In line with the recent discussion, lets aim at defining what _boot_ is: [...]
No, let's not. Beyond RAM, CPU, IRQ controllers and timers (all of which are part of the kernel's early initialisation) pretty much all of this varies from system to system and potentialy from boot to boot. Further, if I normally log in to my laptop through gdm then gdm most certainly is part of the boot process *on that laptop*. And if I set up a Debian-based system as a web kiosk, starting the web browser is also part of the boot process *on that system*. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. - Albert Camus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120429205247.gq3...@decadent.org.uk