Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 09:28:34 -0700 From: "Devin Teske" <dteske@vicor.com> To: "'Warner Losh'" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, 'Ivan Voras' <ivoras@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 Message-ID: <8E70609FFACF4E48B83FB09C8E39FCA4@shxd.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: <BE2B4D61-74D8-4AF5-B9C0-43645C54CAE5@bsdimp.com> References: <65D3163B-427B-41F6-80B9-7BA4AF794939@vicor.com><alpine.BSF.2.00.1105050730540.26497@wonkity.com> <ipue0o$402$1@dough.gmane.org> <E27AD840A9884C27851897B7995A19EB@shxd.ath.cx> <BE2B4D61-74D8-4AF5-B9C0-43645C54CAE5@bsdimp.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Warner Losh [mailto:imp@bsdimp.com] > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 8:31 AM > To: Devin Teske > Cc: 'Ivan Voras'; freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 > > > On May 5, 2011, at 7:21 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > >> hackers@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Ivan Voras > >> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 8:00 AM > >> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > >> Subject: Re: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 > >> > >> On 05/05/2011 15:40, Warren Block wrote: > >>> On Thu, 5 May 2011, Devin Teske wrote: > >>> > >>>> Running on i386-compatible hardware supporting ACPI: > >>>> B&W (standard): http://twitpic.com/4tlsin > >>>> Color (loader_color=YES): http://twitpic.com/4tlt6l > >>> > >>> Looks nice. Options 3, 4, and 5 could be changed to > >>> > >>> 3. Safe Mode > >>> 4. Single User Mode > >>> 5. Verbose > >>> > >>> On/Off or Enabled/Disabled might be bikeshedably better than Yes and > No. > >> > >> If we're going to nitpick, then the style of > >> > >> *Enable* Safe Mode : *YES | NO* > >> > >> may be even better :) While at it, I'd also suggest aligning the YES | > >> NO fields vertically for better readability. > >> > >> But these are minor suggestions, it is ok the way it is :) > >> > > > > Suggestions are good. I'm always open to them. Both are good > suggestions. > > > > It's with great undulating frivolity (think: Steve Ballmer or Billy > Mays) > > that I invite anyone to simply edit the decidedly Forth-free > /boot/menu.rc > > where the captions are configured simply as a series of carefully-named > > environment variables. If you find something you like, report back the > > values that you used and I'll test them out. If it's a definite > improvement, > > I'll definitely make the change. > > > > The current boot loader menu, you have to go mucking through Forth to > change > > the captions (which can be tricky with any stack-based language let > alone a > > reverse polish one such as FICL). > > In general, I really like things becoming more modular. For FreeNAS's > boot loader, I hacked a copy and put it as a patch to the FreeNAS > build.... > > Warner Awesome! Absolutely Fantastic! That's what the BSD license is all about! (although... maybe I should have released it under the Beerware license -- with a Guinuess clause, lol). -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________
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