Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2014 08:03:04 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Eric van Gyzen <eric@vangyzen.net> Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Improving /etc/motd and ANSI Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409080756320.43515@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <540DABD4.20908@vangyzen.net> References: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409061646170.69004@wonkity.com> <B16D580C-1337-40B2-8DC2-AEF63D0A4027@bsdimp.com> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409061727380.69004@wonkity.com> <20140908053250.GE82175@funkthat.com> <540DABD4.20908@vangyzen.net>
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On Mon, 8 Sep 2014, Eric van Gyzen wrote: > On 09/08/2014 01:32, John-Mark Gurney wrote: >> Also, we should reference a url for questions or problems, and not >> include questions@ in the motd... The url can better include >> information, and other places to find help, like for forums. > > Warren: Thank you for your effort to maintain this. > > As another possibility, how about putting just the following in /etc/motd: > > ==== > > Welcome to FreeBSD! For help getting started, please visit: > > http://freebsd.org/welcome > > Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement. > > ==== > > That URL would contain the information currently in /etc/motd. We could > easily maintain it to match the real world. Always up-to-date > information, extreme flexibility for presentation, small motd, zero risk > of terminal incompatibility, no confusing quotes. It was pointed out to me not that long ago that we have no web browser in the base install. Having a URL-only introduction would make it more difficult for some users to read that introduction.
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