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Release 0-6-20100201

Student Name:	Mike Volokhov
Mentor Name:	Allen Briggs
Title:	GPT aware boot loader support
Abstract:	There are two standard ways to load kernel off the GPT: use EFI, or use legacy BIOS boostrtapping with GPT support. This project is about implementing GPT aware bootloader for the NetBSD operating system by extending its MBR/disklabel based multistaged kernel loader.