From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 30 01:07:17 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 081A416A4CE for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:07:17 +0000 (GMT) Received: from fast.dnswatch.com (fast.dnswatch.com [216.177.243.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E2E743D55 for ; Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:07:16 +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 j3U178rt020718; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:07:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from null@dnswatch.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by fast.dnswatch.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id j3U177uZ020717; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:07:07 -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 18:07:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1441.216.177.243.38.1114823226.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <045a01c54d13$f7f3baf0$fd64a8c0@pete10> 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> <1151.216.177.243.38.1114815035.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <045a01c54d13$f7f3baf0$fd64a8c0@pete10> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:07:06 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" To: "Peter Jeffery" 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: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:07:17 -0000 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "/dev/null" > To: "Toxa" > Cc: > Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 11:50 PM > Subject: Re: boot banner project > >> 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. :) > > If you have a systems room with a good collection of different OS's this > gets me thinking about PR for your OS. Do you not want a way to show off > to people that the servers are running FreeBSD, obviously the console > screen savers do some of this for you, but if somebody sees a server > rebooting and it's just a bunch of text scrolling past until you get to > a login prompt, then you get nothing. > > Even just some ASCII art, indicating that it's 'Powered by FreeBSD' gets > you PR for the OS for pretty much nothing. There are a lot of people out > there, that might use FreeBSD, that use Linux, because they haven't even > heard of FreeBSD and I would imagine that a PC that people see booting > into something that is not windows will always be assumed to be Linux > too, unless it is clearly stated somewhere during boot. Or put perhaps another way - There is *nothing hotter* than a beautiful empty headed blond. Or, nothing will get someones attention than a beautiful empty headed blond. Except perhaps a green eyed red head. ;) > > > Just a mad midnight thought. > >> -Chris >> >> P.S. My favorite place is still at the prompt. >> > > -Chris H. P.S. This was not to insinuate FBSD was a useless OS, but rather, that looks are everything (at first). //////////////////////////////////////////////////// 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. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////