Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 21:04:24 +0200 From: Michael Nottebrock <lofi@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Ryan Sommers <ryans@gamersimpact.com> Subject: Re: boot banner project Message-ID: <200504272104.29245.lofi@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <1072.172.16.0.199.1114624239.squirrel@172.16.0.1> References: <57436.216.177.243.42.1114582155.localmail@webmail.dnswatch.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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--nextPart2064066.a9C9PmivLj Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Wednesday, 27. April 2005 19:50, 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 it's 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= ). > > > > Thanks for the link! It should prove very useful. > > Personally, i prefer the current fbsd boot process over the linux flashy > ones. Its useless bloat, that wont impress any serious audience. The flashy linux boot splashs and related stuff are just byproducts of some= =20 very good, pretty versatile and, in the case of embedded appliances often=20 mission-critical framebuffer support. =2D-=20 ,_, | Michael Nottebrock | lofi@freebsd.org (/^ ^\) | FreeBSD - The Power to Serve | http://www.freebsd.org \u/ | K Desktop Environment on FreeBSD | http://freebsd.kde.org --nextPart2064066.a9C9PmivLj Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBCb+I9Xhc68WspdLARAhvvAKCRePramTb3Ce3FZ939fwEtfmKHmgCgj2vd +umgKAAdGrjWSYkiqB6sSUI= =EEvF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart2064066.a9C9PmivLj--
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