Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:23:07 +0100 From: des@des.no (=?iso-8859-1?q?Dag-Erling_Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: frank@exit.com Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/boot/i386/loader Makefile loader.rc Message-ID: <xzpfz2se4ec.fsf@dwp.des.no> In-Reply-To: <200411290634.iAT6YtCm039835@realtime.exit.com> (Frank Mayhar's message of "Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:34:55 -0800 (PST)") References: <200411290634.iAT6YtCm039835@realtime.exit.com>
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Frank Mayhar <frank@exit.com> writes: > Scott Long wrote: > > Disable the beastie menu. It offends some and annoys everyone > > else, and I'm frankly tired of the controversy. When people ask > > me why FreeBSD isn't user- friendly, I'll tell them that I tried. > > RIP. > Dammit, Scott, some of us would have liked to keep it, seeing as how > we consider those offended and/or annoyed to be not worth our > attention. You are making unwarranted assumptions about why people object to the menu. I would like to see it come back, but without the fancy frames, escape sequences and ascii art. Just one line per option, and instructions. The Escape key (instead of 6) should drop you to the loader prompt. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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