DEVEL15-bosserver-avoid-bosconfig-truncation-20061221

DEVEL15-bosserver-avoid-bosconfig-truncation-20061221

why the heck would it be a good idea to rewrite the BosConfig while we are starting, exactly?

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why the heck would it be a good idea to rewrite the BosConfig while we are start
ing, exactly?

(cherry picked from commit b2601916f6b3a95d5adcaf0091232acc759870df)