Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:57:35 +0200 From: cpghost <cpghost@cordula.ws> To: John Sconiers <jsconiers@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <42729FBF.8010800@cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <d904a5e705042912342621236b@mail.gmail.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> <20050429105416.GA94049@wedge.madpilot.net> <d904a5e705042912342621236b@mail.gmail.com>
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John Sconiers wrote: >Adding less then a meg here or there is not bloat. > It is a mistake to assume that memory is cheap and always easily available and/or upgradable. There are quite a lot of embedded systems out there, that run FreeBSD out-of-the-box, without the need to tweak or manually remove all that unnecessary eye candy. Such systems come with RAM soldered on-board, so they are impossible to upgrade. If you really want a GUIfied installer (and please remember that some hardware like Soekris boxes don't even have VGA circuitery!), then please only as a port (that would create a custom boot image), or as an optional add-on. The default install should still be possible over serial line and on striped down hardware. The same holds true for boot banners: not every hardware out there has hires graphics capabilities. Regards, -cpghost. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/
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