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(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+)))