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@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@ partition table or bootloader. The following paths are assumed inside:
* `/initrd.img` must be a symbolic link pointing to a regular file containing
the initrd image.
+Why?
+====
+
+Most other tools in this area either do whole system emulation and include a
+bootloader and partition table or share the Linux kernel with a container
+image. This approach sits in between and allows emulating the Linux kernel
+without getting into the complexity of dealing with different bootloaders by
+using the one included in qemu.
+
+The other aspect is restricting to Debian-based systems. This allows for a lot
+of simplification of the problem space.
+
+The implementation is so short that it still is feasible to read and understand
+it. Let's see how long that lasts.
+
License
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