From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 30 23:08:15 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix, from userid 664) id ACBC116A4CF; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:08:15 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:08:15 +0000 From: David O'Brien To: Edwin Groothuis Message-ID: <20041130230815.GB30089@hub.freebsd.org> References: <41AA785C.5020304@math.missouri.edu> <20041129012340.GA24768@xor.obsecurity.org> <20041129012559.GB1541@k7.mavetju> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041129012559.GB1541@k7.mavetju> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE Organization: The NUXI BSD group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Beastie X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: obrien@freebsd.org List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:08:15 -0000 On Mon, Nov 29, 2004 at 12:25:59PM +1100, Edwin Groothuis wrote: > On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 05:23:40PM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2004 at 07:16:12PM -0600, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > > > It is with a little intrepidation that I ask this question, because I > > > sense that what I am about to ask might push some buttons, or perhaps > > > bring back some unpleasant memories of those who have asked what I am > > > going to ask in a less tactful manner. > > > > > > I find that the beastie that appears at boot time with FreeBSD 5.3 > > > mildly bothers me. It is possible for me to edit boot/beastie.4th, but > > > this gets put back each time I do make installworld. > > > > > > Would it be possible to add a variable "show_beastie" to be put in > > > /boot/loader.conf, which would default to "YES", but users could add in > > > show_beastie="NO" if they didn't want it, but only want the menu. > > > > That option is already there, you didn't look hard enough. > > It's not really the easiest option to find kris... > > beastie_disable="YES" What do you suggest to make it easier? -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)