Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:06:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Tao <taob@io.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freefall.freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Don't hit.. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.92.960611105318.19185Q-100000@zap.io.org> In-Reply-To: <199606110858.BAA15193@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 11 Jun 1996, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
>
> Here's a really warped and twisted idea I just got..
Next you'll want a graphical login screen while FreeBSD boots!!! :)
> You know how most commercial software installers take advantage of the
> "dead time" during system installation to give the user lots of handy
> tips on the kinds of things they might encounter or how to send off a
> warranty registration card, etc and so forth?
A clean install of bin+compat21+des+doc+manpages takes about 2
minutes over 10Mbps Ethernet to a local FTP mirror. Less than 6
minutes from "insert boot floppy" to "see login: prompt after
rebooting from sysinstall". We're just too damn fast. :)
The banners would only be readable if installing off a slow
CD-ROM, off floppy or over a PPP connection. How about putting
another option in to display banners (defaulting to on)?
--
Brian Tao (BT300, taob@io.org, taob@ican.net)
Systems and Network Administrator, Internet Canada Corp.
"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't"
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