Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:09:53 -0500 From: Ryan Sommers <ryans@gamersimpact.com> To: /dev/null <null@dnswatch.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <426F8F21.1010100@gamersimpact.com> In-Reply-To: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com>
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/dev/null wrote: > Hello any & all, > O.K. I feel I must preface this with an acknowledgment that I *know* > this is a silly project *because* given the *incredibly* long uptimes > that FreeBSD is known for. >>But<< for those *few* times when FreeBSDers > see a boot screen, shouldn't it look really nice? Shouldn't also be able > to reflect the Administrators tastes and personality? Well, this is the > premise for my attempting this project. But before I start, I want to > submit an RFC. So consider this an Request for comments. This is an > attempt to create a Graphical boot screen that initially has the > following layout: If you want to pursue this project, more power to you! Personally, I always liked the non graphics/colors boot process. It's especially nice when you are running headless servers and monitor the boot process and console messages via serial links. Something you should take a look at though is the KGI for BSD projects. http://wiki.daemon.li/moin.cgi/KGI -- Ryan Sommers ryans@gamersimpact.com
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