[syslinux] SYSLINUX used by Intel for BIOS updates

[Nazo]

On 1/17/07, Sam Clements <sclements at gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>   I went to download a BIOS update for my motherboard today and had
> the option for an ISO. Upon booting said ISO, I was greeted with:
>
> ISOLINUX 2.10 2004-06-18 Copyright (C) 1994-2004 H. Peter Anvin
>
> along with the other appropriate BIOS update instructions.
> Congratulations for all of the hard work everyone has put into the
> SYSLINUX product. I've used it for several years now and it finally
> seems to have gotten at least enough attention at Intel to make it
> into their BIOS updates. Keep up the excellent work!
>   -Sam
>
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Now that is interesting to hear.  I've always wanted to see a wider
adoption of syslinux out there.  I thought with the creation of this
new vesamenu module it would be the thing that finally pushed people
over into switching to syslinux, but it still has seen a pretty low
adoption rate.  But, as this demonstrates, isolinux has remained
exclusively the best choice for CD images at least and nearly everyone
uses it for that.

I've always found syslinux/extlinux to be so much better that I
actually like to replace the default of lilo or grub that all the
linux distros insist on using with syslinux.  I just find it so much
easier to work with.  Hopefully this is a sign that adoption may be on
the rise.  Kind of funny how they are using such an ancient version
though.