From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 11 13:27:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEFE016A403; Fri, 11 May 2007 13:27:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6347113C457; Fri, 11 May 2007 13:27:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54a5e6b4.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.230.180]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2431C2E09C; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:27:02 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1B0F5B48A3; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:26:46 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l4BDQknX054161; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:26:46 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Fri, 11 May 2007 15:26:46 +0200 Message-ID: <20070511152646.g6n5r7k2tcw00ow4@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:26:46 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Eric Anderson References: <464464BB.3090100@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <464464BB.3090100@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-14.864, required 8, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -15.00, DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.14) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fancy rc startup (revisited) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 13:27:05 -0000 Quoting Eric Anderson (from Fri, 11 May 2007 =20 07:42:35 -0500): > About a year ago, I posted[1] a patch to 6-STABLE that added a fancy rc > startup style similar to linux, with the [OK], [FAILED], etc printouts. > That patch had serious bit rot and other issues, and so I've now > revamped it to work on -CURRENT, with a more refined usage, and > defaults to off. I think it is better suited in the rc mailinglist. > I'd rather stay away from a massive bikeshedding, so let me summarize: AFAIR the outcome of the last discussion was, that it is ok as long as =20 the default is to keep the current way of displaying things (which is =20 what your patch does). So if there are no technical issues with the =20 patch, it should be ok to commit them. > I'd like to here feedback, and would love to see this go in to the Do you have a screenshot? People love screenshots and you may get some =20 voices like "I want to have this!" from people which fear to install a =20 patch or from those which don't have time to patch. Bye, Alexander. --=20 We are what we are. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137