Boot Linux, BSD, and OS X from Vista

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday October 16, 2006 @07:51AM from the by-your-bootstraps dept.

An anonymous reader writes, "NeoSmart Technologies has just released EasyBCD 1.5, complete with support for Vista, Windows NT/2k/XP, and Windows 9x/ME. EasyBCD 1.5 adds experimental support for dual-booting any of these along with Linux, Mac OS X, or BSD — straight from the Windows Vista bootloader without any additional configuration needed!" From the article: "Windows Vista's new bootmanager is a double-edged sword. It's one of the most powerful booting scripts in existence, and a far cry from the very limiting boot.ini of legacy Windows operating systems. But it overwrites the MBR without a second thought, and doesn't provide any means for users of alternate operating systems and boot managers to use their old system. That's where EasyBCD 1.5 comes in!" EasyBCD 1.5 is free.

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Re:Except for the fact that... by daveschroeder · 2006-10-16 08:14 · Score: 0, Flamebait

No

So, when someone puts a lot of money, time, or effort into something, and then chooses to allow you to use it for a fee, you basically have no respect for their wishes, under any circumstances?

Cool.

Just making sure we have that right.