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The tesco bootloader (programming.dev)
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[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 36 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Is this a GRUB reskin?

[–] franzbroetchen@feddit.org 54 points 1 month ago (2 children)

No, its the "Tesco Bootloader™", duh 🙄

[–] enbee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago

Sad that folks don’t know about the glory of the Tesco Booter

[–] Laser@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago

I love the idea that they have a complete technology stack from silicon to every application they run and we just happened to catch a glimpse into the bootloader layer of it.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 month ago

I could entirely see a british company reinventing the wheel (badly) with their own bootloader.

[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's ventoy.

[–] Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago

Ventoy uses grub, so both correct

[–] irelephant@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Looks like it