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From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
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To: Nik Clayton <nik@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/share/skel dot.login dot.profile
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Oh, and you have to figure how this is going to be internationalized.

Robert N M Watson             FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project
robert@fledge.watson.org      NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services

On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Robert Watson wrote:

> 
> As I've said in other forums, despite some initial misgivings, I'm willing
> to give this a spin, on the following condition: the number of lines of
> motd + the number of lines for the maximum hint should not cause the
> default console to scroll.
> 
> The current motd does an effective job at providing the necessary "you
> just logged in for the first time"  information, pointing the user at the
> errata, common sources of question answering, simple man page reference,
> how to re-enter sysinstall, and how to remove the note.  Given the length
> of the message, we probably have to trim the message if we want to retain
> login tips, preferably without losing useful content.
> 
> Oh, and you have to legally adopt "paperclip" was your middle name :-).
> 
> Robert N M Watson             FreeBSD Core Team, TrustedBSD Project
> robert@fledge.watson.org      NAI Labs, Safeport Network Services
> 
> On Mon, 25 Jun 2001, Nik Clayton wrote:
> 
> > nik         2001/06/25 13:40:02 PDT
> > 
> >   Modified files:
> >     share/skel           dot.login dot.profile 
> >   Log:
> >   Automatically exec bash at startup if it exists^U Turn on the display of
> >   tips from the freebsd-tips database at login time.
> >   
> >   Revision  Changes    Path
> >   1.16      +2 -3      src/share/skel/dot.login
> >   1.20      +3 -1      src/share/skel/dot.profile
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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