Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 10:24:25 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new console driver and LKM/KLD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901111017590.429-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199901111010.TAA02643@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, Kazutaka YOKOTA wrote: > >> The pseudo-device splash implements necessary interface between the > >> console driver and KLD splash/saver modules; it's not a screen saver > >> itself. > >> > > > >Is the pseudo-device splash needed for the savers "blank" and "green"? > > Yes. Just one observation...it seems that a "saver" or "ssaver" would be a much more suitable name for the pseudo-device than "splash". I see the name "splash" and I have no idea what it might be; "saver" I have some good guesses for given the context. Subtle terminology differences like than make the difference between a user guessing right and a user having to dig through documentation and grumbling about how cryptic Unix is. -john To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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