From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 22:50:51 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 F37E516A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:50:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07FFF43D5D for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:50:50 +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 j3TMocrt017568; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:50:49 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3TMoaBW017567; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:50:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fast.dnswatch.com: www set sender to null@dnswatch.com using -f Received: from ns0.1command.com ([216.177.243.38]) (DNSwatch.com_WebMail authenticated user null) by webmail.dnswatch.com with HTTP; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:50:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1151.216.177.243.38.1114815035.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <20050429092734.GC43752@laptoxa.toxa.lan> References: <4270E7F1.9010502@kutulu.org><20050429005319.GA17799@laptoxa.toxa.lan><60093.216.177.243.35.1114761721.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050429092734.GC43752@laptoxa.toxa.lan> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:50:35 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: "Toxa" 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: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:50:51 -0000 > On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 01:02:01AM -0700, /dev/null wrote: >> "And that's everyone likes in BSD's" >> WOW! Were you elected Official Spokesperson for everyone? ;) > > What's wrong? Do you dislike BSD for it's simpleness and cleareness and > prefer to walk with mouse through thousands of windows configureing MS > Server 2003? ;-)))) Fair enough. Just so you can better appreciate *my* personal preference(s). I have 30+ servers. All of which originally were running some sort of M$ product. It may interest you to know that only *2* of them have M$ on them now. Their days are numbered. ;) Now, I do find that "clicking around" *can* be the most effecient way to accomplish some things. *IF* the path to the destination is the shortest. Unfortunately for M$ products, the newer the product, the *longer* the path - getting things done w/ a mouse in M$ requires taking the scenic route. So, having found that FreeBSD is by far and away the most *effeciently* functioning OS available. I naturally chose it for those servers. The fact that I chose it should say something for character, no? While what I propose for the boot scrn does potentially add some more bits to ones install image. It is *optional* meaning it is not a requirement. Remember, alot of FBSD installs are workstations (a place for computer enthusiasts and the likes) that simply provide a place to hold their digital toys and eye candy - provide some sort of visual stimuli. While this is not "my cup of tea" it is to a large number of ppl. I realize this was a l o n g reply. But I had hopped that we might have a better understanding now and not turn this "opinion" into a *huge* thread. :) -Chris P.S. My favorite place is still at the prompt. > > -- > Anton A. Karpov > > WWW: http://www.toxahost.ru > PGP Key ID: A21386F2 > You can finger toxa@weirdzone.org for my current status > =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= > Hi! I am a .signature virus! > Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= > _______________________________________________ > 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. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////