Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:31:49 -0700 (PDT) From: "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> To: "cpghost" <cpghost@cordula.ws> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <1359.216.177.243.38.1114821110.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <42729FBF.8010800@cordula.ws> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050426233321.084e9210@cobalt.antimatter.net> <51899.216.177.243.42.1114584317.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050427001118.0327cd50@cobalt.antimatter.net> <52515.216.177.243.42.1114586501.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <d904a5e7050428062443496e3@mail.gmail.com> <61359.216.177.243.35.1114722481.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <20050429105416.GA94049@wedge.madpilot.net> <d904a5e705042912342621236b@mail.gmail.com> <42729FBF.8010800@cordula.ws>
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FWIW, the project *intends* to make itself an *option*, not something that that needs to be disabled - which I think would be irresponsible in this case. -Chris H. > John Sconiers wrote: > >>Adding less then a meg here or there is not bloat. >> > It is a mistake to assume that memory is cheap and always easily > available and/or upgradable. There are quite a lot of embedded > systems out there, that run FreeBSD out-of-the-box, without the > need to tweak or manually remove all that unnecessary eye candy. > Such systems come with RAM soldered on-board, so they are > impossible to upgrade. > > If you really want a GUIfied installer (and please remember that > some hardware like Soekris boxes don't even have VGA circuitery!), > then please only as a port (that would create a custom boot image), > or as an optional add-on. The default install should still be possible > over serial line and on striped down hardware. > > The same holds true for boot banners: not every hardware out there > has hires graphics capabilities. > > Regards, > -cpghost. > > -- > Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////// If only Western Electric had found a way to offer binary licenses for the UNIX system back in 1974, the UNIX system would be running on all PC's today rather than DOS/Windows. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////
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