From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 18:40:37 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48B3B1065672; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:40:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (unknown [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE6B08FC16; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:40:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n16IeZTm077755; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:40:35 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n16IeYGn077754; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:40:34 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 19:40:34 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200902061840.n16IeYGn077754@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, Scott Long , pluknet@gmail.com In-Reply-To: X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-hackers User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:40:35 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:40:37 -0000 pluknet wrote: > Scott Long wrote: > > I think that this is really neat, you've done an impressive job > > with it good job. However, I do take issue with your criticism > > of the ASCII logo; I actually spent a decent amount of time > > designing the block text logo =-) I wish that there hadn't been > > moronic politics over the beastie logo, as that does look a lot > > better, even if it is text. And text is still required for > > serial consoles. > > Hey, then what's about that? ;) > [...] I have to admit that I like Scott's text logo *much* better. Trying to render the "horned ball" logo with ASCII letters looks butt-ugly, IMHO. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd $ dd if=/dev/urandom of=test.pl count=1 $ file test.pl test.pl: perl script text executable