rEFIt

rEFIt is a boot menu and maintenance toolkit for EFI-based machines like the Intel Macs. It can be used to boot multiple operating systems, including triple-boot setups with software such as Apple's Boot Camp Assistant. It also provides a way to enter and explore the EFI pre-boot environment.[6] The name "rEFIt" is likely a play on the terms "refit" and "EFI".

rEFIt
Developer(s)Christoph Pfisterer
Initial release0.1 / 2 March 2006 (2006-03-02)
Stable release
0.14 / 7 March 2010 (2010-03-07)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, Windows (for burning a bootable CD),[1] Mac OS X (for primary use)[2][3][4][5]
TypeBoot menu
LicenseGNU GPL,
Modified BSD License, additional components released under various licenses
Websiterefit.sourceforge.net

Development on "rEFIt" was abandoned by Christoph Pfisterer in 2010. However, in 2012 the developer Roderick W. Smith forked is as a new project called rEFInd, which still has active development to this day.[7]

References
  1. rEFIt - Documentation - Burning a Bootable CD
  2. rEFIt - Documentation - Installing rEFIt
  3. rEFIt - Documentation - Getting into the rEFIt menu
  4. rEFIt - Documentation - Starting an Operating System
  5. rEFIt - Documentation - Using the EFI Shell
  6. rEFIt - An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit
  7. The rEFInd Boot Manager


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