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Re: Dates in boot loaders on !x86



> That depends. Some platforms dropped them completely. It is much simpler
> to consistently drop it.

Indeed.

I'd like to know if there is any particular case that
date strings in bootloader helped users tracking problem,
or annoying examples on x86 bootloaders without date strings.

I think it's enough to bump a version number on possible
functional changes. Fewer changes on boot than kernels.
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Izumi Tsutsui


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