> > No, IMHO there are places and times when a bootloader is 
> appropriate,
> > even if it can't fully protect itself. In a classroom for instance,
> > where re-installing the bootloader can be a matter of 
> seconds. But not
> > when the students are supposed to work at home too.
> 
> But in that case you can choose to link the programs for 
> running with a (fully protected) bootloader.

You can, but I don't want to. That's probably just the way I like it,
but I am the one who must run the course. I don't (and don't want to
use) use the (external) linker anyway.

Wouter van Ooijen

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