Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:06:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> To: "Andre Guibert de Bruet" <andy@siliconlandmark.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <53955.216.177.243.35.1114729568.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <20050428183303.E59099@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050426233321.084e9210@cobalt.antimatter.net> <51899.216.177.243.42.1114584317.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050427001118.0327cd50@cobalt.antimatter.net> <52515.216.177.243.42.1114586501.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <d904a5e7050428062443496e3@mail.gmail.com><61359.216.177.243.35.1114722481.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050428183303.E59099@lexi.siliconlandmark.com>
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> > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005, /dev/null wrote: > >> Hello, >> As this is an RFC (I'm sure you already know that). >> >> Long answer: >> I'm not quite sure. It will depend on the amount and content >> of the comments. Technically, it may not start ever (because >> everyone/ or nearly everyone says it SUX). >> >> Short answer: >> Too early for me to say. > > I am not in favor of flashy boot screens and pretty ascii boot screens on > the simple basis that they violate POLA. They add complexity and no > functionality. I am of the opinion that the color beastie took things too > far already... ;-) You have a color one?! Where do you get it? I only have a white ASCII one. Seriously tho, in the event there is any doubt. I firmly believe that it should *always* be a matter of choice. One should always be able to enable/ disable, add or remove. So, should there be any doubt, I intend this - whatever it should become - to be something that can be added to (or removed from) whatever is current. nuf said. ;) -Chris > > My $0.10, > Andy > > PS: This email has been adjusted for inflation. > > | Andre Guibert de Bruet | Enterprise Software Consultant > > | Silicon Landmark, LLC. | http://siliconlandmark.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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