The rEFInd Boot Manager
This page describes rEFInd, my fork of the rEFIt boot manager for computers based on the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) and Unified EFI (UEFI).
Like rEFIt, rEFInd is a boot manager, meaning that it presents a menu of options to the user when the computer first starts up.
rEFInd is not a boot loader, which is a program that loads an OS kernel and hands off control to it.
Many popular boot managers, such as the Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), are also boot loaders, which can blur the distinction in many users' minds.
All EFI-capable OSes include boot loaders, so this limitation isn't a problem.
If you're using Linux, you should be aware that several EFI boot loaders are available, so choosing between them can be a challenge.
In fact, since version 3.3.0, the Linux kernel can function as an EFI boot loader for itself, which gives rEFInd characteristics similar to a boot loader for Linux.
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