GPT in Fedora 16

[Al Dunsmuir]

On Friday, August 26, 2011, 3:35:52 PM, Andrew McNabb wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 04:29:55PM +0200, Karel Zak wrote:
>> 
>> Windows and GPT FAQ:
>> 
>> Q.  Can Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008 read, write,
>> and boot from GPT disks?
>>      
>> A. Yes, all versions can use GPT partitioned disks for data.
>>    Booting is only supported for 64-bit editions on UEFI-based
>>    systems.
>> 
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/gg463525.aspx

> I don't know for sure, but this may be a case where progress is more
> important than compatibility.  In any case, it would be comforting to
> have this issue documented in the Fedora 16 Release Notes.

I  disagree.  This  is  a  bogus argument, similar to those which have
repeatedly  stripped  away  Fedora's ability to support older hardware
(especially  video)  in the past few releases. Hopefully Ajax's recent
work  on  software  3D  should  restore that a bit so those of us with
older but still useful systems can run Gnome 3's full Shell.

The  magnitude of impact depends on whether the typical Linux user who
also  runs  some  variant  of  Windows  is  at  those  levels.   In my
experience  personally  and  in  a  corporate  environment, that would
typically be 32-bit XP.

Those  folks  who  pay  the  Danegeld  to upgrade to the later Windows
releases on a given system are less likely to also be Linux users.

On systems where 32-bit is XP is running, one by definition is running
with  a  disk  of 2 TB or less. Fedora installation must by default do
the right thing. We need to agree on what that happens to be.

On  a  related topic, why in heaven's name is Fedora not including the
simple  grub  setup commands that are familiar to Ubuntu users? Making
folks  remember  a long form instead of providing a few helper scripts
seems short-sighted at best, and arrogant/NIH at worst.