From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 28 03:49:17 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 AAAF516A4CE for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:49:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC8EA43D2F for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:49:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (localhost.dnswatch.com [127.0.0.1]) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id j3S3n1rt004637; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:49:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3S3n0o7004636; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:49:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fast.dnswatch.com: www set sender to null@dnswatch.com using -f Received: from mail.1command.com ([216.177.243.35]) (DNSwatch.com_WebMail authenticated user null) by webmail.dnswatch.com with HTTP; Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:48:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <64691.216.177.243.35.1114660139.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <200504280257.j3S2vXEO007344@dungeon.home> 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> <200504280257.j3S2vXEO007344@dungeon.home> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 20:48:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: "Stephen McKay" , freebsd-current@freebsd.org User-Agent: DNSwatch.com_WebMail/1.4.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal 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: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 03:49:17 -0000 > On Wednesday, 27th April 2005, Mike Jakubik wrote: > >>On Wed, April 27, 2005 10:44 am, /dev/null said: >> >>> With 30+ servers, I do alot of that as well. But it has always bothered >>> me for some reason that Linux has always had their flashy boot screens. >>> While FBSD has not. It was sort of like Linux thumbing its nose at me. >>> So, I felt like I'd like to start contributing to FBSD and this seemed >>> like an easy place to start. Later, something more advanced (and >>> useful). >> >>Personally, I prefer the current fbsd boot process over the linux flashy >>ones. It's useless bloat, that won't impress any serious audience. > > Put me in the flashiness hating camp also. I especially dislike the > Linux 60Hz super-eye-destroying graphical boot, which I have to go to the > trouble of defeating as it is the default. > > I hope you enjoy coding your new feature, but I also hope it will be easy > to permanently disable as graphical booting is a step backwards in my > view. Hey, this is an RFC and this is what it's all about. Appreciate your comment(s). -Chris > > Stephen. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > //////////////////////////////////////////////////// If only Western Electric had found a way to offer binary licenses for the UNIX system back in 1974, the UNIX system would be running on all PC's today rather than DOS/Windows. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////