Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:57:44 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> To: "Guido Falsi" <mad@madpilot.net> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <1166.216.177.243.38.1114815464.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <20050429105416.GA94049@wedge.madpilot.net> 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>
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> On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 02:08:00PM -0700, /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. > > On this proposal, I think that some graphic banner while booting could > be beautiful to the eye, but quite void in usefullness. I'm not against > it, but can't see any real advantage. Anyway if someone feels like > spending some time on this feature and the results does not bring any > regression to the system I don't see why it should not be offered as an > option. > > On the other hand I think some tidying up in the rc sctripts boot > messages would really REALLY be a good idea. Indeed, this was brought up before and I would be *more* than happy to concentrate my efforts there first (instead?). Maybe I'll start a new RFC for it. Good idea? > I don't mean anything > drastic, just that in 5.x(as was altready pointed out) the output is a > bit messy, and even if I can sort it out uite clearly out of habit, it > would be better if it was a bit more structured and ordered. > > My 2 cents...nothing more, nothing less. > > -- > Guido Falsi <mad@madpilot.net> > -Chris //////////////////////////////////////////////////// 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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