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diff --git a/gnu/packages/grub.scm b/gnu/packages/grub.scm index 7ac5822395..ba1fd8fabc 100644 --- a/gnu/packages/grub.scm +++ b/gnu/packages/grub.scm @@ -99,12 +99,10 @@ (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/") (synopsis "GRand unified boot loader") (description - "GNU GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, GRand -Unified Bootloader, which was originally designed and implemented by Erich -Stefan Boleyn. - -Briefly, the boot loader is the first software program that runs when a -computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to -the operating system kernel software (such as the Hurd or the Linux). The -kernel, in turn, initializes the rest of the operating system (e.g., GNU).") + "GRUB is a multiboot bootloader. It is used for initially loading the +kernel of an operating system and then transfering control to it. The kernel +then goes on to load the rest of the operating system. As a multiboot boot +loader, GRUB handles the presence of multiple operating systems installed on +the same computer; upon booting the computer, the user is presented with a +menu to select one of the installed operating systems.") (license gpl3+))) |