From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 27 18:29:36 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 31EBD16A4CE for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:29:36 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailserv1.neuroflux.com (ns2.neuroflux.com [204.228.228.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C917443D58 for ; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:29:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ryans@gamersimpact.com) Received: (qmail 18934 invoked by uid 89); 27 Apr 2005 18:30:01 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO www2.neuroflux.com) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 27 Apr 2005 18:30:01 -0000 Received: from 66.166.104.222 (SquirrelMail authenticated user ryans@gamersimpact.com); by www2.neuroflux.com with HTTP; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:30:01 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <1076.66.166.104.222.1114626601.squirrel@66.166.104.222> In-Reply-To: <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <426F8F21.1010100@gamersimpact.com> <51866.216.177.243.42.1114613062.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:30:01 -0600 (MDT) From: "Ryan Sommers" To: "Mike Jakubik" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal cc: Ryan Sommers cc: /dev/null cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:29:36 -0000 Mike Jakubik said: >> Thanks for the link! It should prove very useful. > > Personally, i prefer the current fbsd boot process over the linux flashy > ones. Its useless bloat, that wont impress any serious audience. But if > thats what you want, you can always use splash. Those are my sentiments exactly. I viewed it as fluff. It's like having 5 cup holders in a 2 seat car that can't go over 50mph, downhill. Anytime I've seen the colorful graphics Linux boot it makes me scoff. To me it just looks like developers time that could have been better spent elsewhere. But, it's their time they can spend it how they want. I'd rather them add frivilous features to an open source package than charge outrageous prices for them. However, I DO think FreeBSD needs some more fluff in certain areas. While I don't want to see FreeBSD turn into a desktop OS that grandma can use, I do think the desktop market is a large niche for Open Source operating systems that need a little fluff and eye candy to turn heads. It's when those heads turn that corporate dollars flow toward the real development. Which, no matter what you say, without money open source developers would be living in boxes, someone has to pay the bill sometime. -- Ryan Sommers ryans@gamersimpact.com