Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:14:37 -0600 (MDT) From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@glacier.cold.org> To: Bill Paul <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: splash-page on bootup.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960923091244.18671A-100000@glacier.cold.org> In-Reply-To: <199609231352.JAA18085@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>
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> There are a couple of things I'd like to say here, about how this > whole discussion is nothing more than a sad example of caving in to > the Micro$oft Mentality (tm) and how we really should be concentrating > on more important things like fixing bugs and improving performance > before talking about stroking our egos with a pointless splash page, but > I'm going to put those things aside in favor or a more pressing issue. Pushing the enemy away and stoicly keeping anything even smelling like the enemy from your senses is the primary thing that will destroy any 'movement' you may want. On the other hand, providing a look and feel to help win over microsoft junkies is a definite win.
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