From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 10 18:18:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8AAB16A4D0 for ; Tue, 10 May 2005 18:18:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com (webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.67]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 561D843D5A for ; Tue, 10 May 2005 18:18:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from fteg@london.com) Received: from unknown (unknown [192.168.9.180])3010418001BB for ; Tue, 10 May 2005 18:18:40 +0000 (GMT) X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.49) by wfilter.us4.outblaze.com; 10 May 2005 18:18:40 -0000 Received: by ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1B8A14BEAE; Tue, 10 May 2005 18:18:37 +0000 (GMT) Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME::Lite 2.117 (F2.6; A1.17; B2.12; Q2.03) Received: from [213.187.181.70] by ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com with http for fteg@london.com; Tue, 10 May 2005 13:18:36 -0500 X-Mailer: mail.com webmail From: "Fafa Hafiz Krantz" To: "Stephen McKay" Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 13:18:36 -0500 X-Originating-Ip: 213.187.181.70 X-Originating-Server: ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com Message-Id: <20050510181837.1B8A14BEAE@ws1-1.us4.outblaze.com> cc: arch@freebsd.org cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A beautiful dmesg! Maybe one day? X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 18:18:43 -0000 > > We can't just forget about it and pray for it to go away. > > > > This is an aesthetic violation to FreeBSD's professional image, > > that is considered to be more important now than ever. >=20 > There is no "aesthetic violation" to forget about or pray over. I like to appreciate. And it's easier to appreciate something that is CORRECT. real memory =3D 100663296 (96 MB) avail memory =3D 93036544 (88 MB) Looks like it's been written by some Linux geek. Real memory =3D 100663296 (96 MB) Available memory =3D 93036544 (88 MB) Doesn't. > As you suggested, I compared these with diff, ignoring the gratuitous > spacing modification using "diff -b". >=20 > In the end, I don't think I can consider even one of your changes to > be an improvement. The closest you came to a useful change was the > capitalisation of "Real memory", but that's hardly necessary, and > the accompanying change to the next line upsets the formatting. Ofcourse it doesn't improve the functionality. And I get the feeling that's what you're all about. > In short, I think you should find some other way to pretty up your FreeBSD > boot. As suggested earlier, try "man splash". Again, I want it to look correct. -- Fafa Hafiz Krantz Research Designer @ http://www.home.no/barbershop Enlightened @ http://www.home.no/barbershop/smart/sharon.pdf --=20 ___________________________________________________________ Sign-up for Ads Free at Mail.com http://promo.mail.com/adsfreejump.htm