win32-loader fetching the Debian Installer under Windows Vista |
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| Developer(s) | Robert Millan |
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| Stable release | 0.6.10 / January 18, 2009 |
| Operating system | Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / XP / Vista |
| Type | Debian-Installer loader |
| License | GPL (version 3) |
| Website | goodbye-microsoft.com |
win32-loader is a component of the Debian-Installer that runs on Windows and has the ability to load the actual installer either from the network (as in the version used in http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/tools/win32-loader/stable/win32-loader.exe) or from CD-ROM media (as in the version included in lenny CD images).
win32-loader was born as an independent project, for which only the network version was available. Later the code would go through a long review and polishing process to become part of the official Debian distribution.
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win32-loader strongly relies on projects such as NSIS, GRUB 2, loadlin and Debian-Installer to perform its task. Additionally, it has drawn inspiration and ideas from similar projects such as Wubi and Instlux.