From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 28 23:06:15 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 5CBA016A4CE for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:06:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB5FF43D4C for ; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:06:14 +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 j3SN6Art012109; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:06:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3SN69W8012108; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:06:09 -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; Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:06:08 -0700 (PDT) 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> <61359.216.177.243.35.1114722481.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050428183303.E59099@lexi.siliconlandmark.com> Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:06:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: "Andre Guibert de Bruet" 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 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: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 23:06:15 -0000 > > 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. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////