Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:57:33 +1000 From: Stephen McKay <smckay@internode.on.net> To: current@freebsd.org Cc: null@dnswatch.com Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <200504280257.j3S2vXEO007344@dungeon.home> In-Reply-To: <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1> from "Mike Jakubik" at "Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:50:39 %2B0000" References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <426F8F21.1010100@gamersimpact.com> <51866.216.177.243.42.1114613062.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.com> <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1>
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On Wednesday, 27th April 2005, Mike Jakubik wrote: >On Wed, April 27, 2005 10:44 am, /dev/null said: > >> With 30+ servers, I do alot of that as well. But it has always bothered >> me for some reason that Linux has always had their flashy boot screens. >> While FBSD has not. It was sort of like Linux thumbing its nose at me. >> So, I felt like I'd like to start contributing to FBSD and this seemed >> like an easy place to start. Later, something more advanced (and useful). > >Personally, I prefer the current fbsd boot process over the linux flashy >ones. It's useless bloat, that won't impress any serious audience. Put me in the flashiness hating camp also. I especially dislike the Linux 60Hz super-eye-destroying graphical boot, which I have to go to the trouble of defeating as it is the default. I hope you enjoy coding your new feature, but I also hope it will be easy to permanently disable as graphical booting is a step backwards in my view. Stephen.
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