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Project Summary
SYSLINUX is a collection of boot loaders for the Linux operating system which operates on Linux EXT2/EXT3 filesystems, MS-DOS FAT filesystems, network servers using PXE firmware, or from CD-ROMs.
SYSLINUX has an advanced extension API and contains two optional menu systems. It also includes MEMDISK, a tool for booting legacy operating systems from non-traditional media like PXE or CD-ROM.
In a Nutshell, Syslinux...
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took an estimated 54 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in January, 1998
ending with its most recent commit about 9 years ago
Quick Reference
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/b...
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Project Security
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