From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 25 09:09:36 2011 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 07B4B106566B for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:09:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gljennjohn@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AAAC8FC08 for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:09:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwc33 with SMTP id 33so1952227wwc.31 for ; Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:09:34 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to :references:reply-to:x-mailer:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=kFZrFA6g1KiwWI2u+vGn6qpoqugb2FCk6sDS16qRHZU=; b=ufnz1Ct650mHspORC2yldjoynCQ6tTGsQXw4NkTQni12Zjjdd1GeFYBFTFXVwixG9i oM8CY/f+MkbTcyPgoqyzm+MZBnal6as0HRSRf/4Uk1gw5h1VbkM2gKXm8zVVkhHfSG6x PFtKelt1juOMs5a4ekUC590RBMfQJkcsrwQeg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:in-reply-to:references:reply-to :x-mailer:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=AI5CLJktO5QTDfZdHb++9fC7AtpHjgPfuBmfP+3D28badKaI+wY2YSA9H9m63LdLEa U6QQwANuelTrVRB2eXz/QTh7F7VVuzo1IUUVPcsVmLqyCQkQOU7zgm5m7Gp+cvTlw7ek idmSF2mhrMGxY/NTp5miw4+QyBoKmnPlKYAPs= Received: by 10.216.59.147 with SMTP id s19mr3237605wec.25.1303720707731; Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:38:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ernst.jennejohn.org (p578E3302.dip.t-dialin.net [87.142.51.2]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id y12sm3143587wby.59.2011.04.25.01.38.25 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:38:26 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:38:24 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn To: Devin Teske Message-ID: <20110425103824.5f36e5f2@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <9AD2C0D5-F2A7-4F20-B04A-AF9BFC5918F7@vicor.com> References: <9AD2C0D5-F2A7-4F20-B04A-AF9BFC5918F7@vicor.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.18.7; amd64-portbld-freebsd9.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Hackers Subject: Re: [RELEASE] New Boot-Loader Menu X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: gljennjohn@googlemail.com List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:09:36 -0000 On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:53:11 -0700 Devin Teske wrote: > I'd love to finally release (under the BSD license) my code for the > revamped FreeBSD boot loader menu. > > Here's a detailed discussion of the release complete with pictures: > http://devinteske.com/new-freebsd-boot-loader-menu > > Here's the download: > http://druidbsd.sourceforge.net/download/loader_menu-1.0.tgz > > The download is a FreeBSD package. You can execute: > > fetch [aboveURL] pkg_add loader_menu-1.0.tgz reboot > > And upon your next boot will use the new loader menu. A > feature-complete sophisticated boot menu designed from the ground up. > Although I personally never use the boot menu it's nice to see someone trying to make it more usable for the average FreeBSD user. -- Gary Jennejohn