Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:32:24 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Alexander Best <arundel@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New Boot-Loader Message-ID: <C4564347-E4F9-4513-B61D-803B7EDB6760@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <20110328110807.GA44745@freebsd.org> References: <16FA7C02-86B0-46E6-A923-BC61357478FA@vicor.com> <1BC34FC3-7526-4DAA-964A-DDFD465DB830@bsdimp.com> <20110328110807.GA44745@freebsd.org>
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On Mar 28, 2011, at 5:08 AM, Alexander Best wrote: > On Sun Mar 27 11, Warner Losh wrote: >>=20 >>=20 >> On Mar 27, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Devin Teske wrote: >>> Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol >>>=20 >>> NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. >>=20 >> This looks really cool. Nice to see a fresh look for the boot = loader... >=20 > sorry if we have different opinions on this matter, but i don't quite = see > the "fresh" look. >=20 > imo a "modern" boot loader looks like this >=20 > http://www.dailycupoftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ubuntu01.png >=20 > or this >=20 > = http://images.linuxscreenshots.com/distro/opensuse/11.3/h400/01_boot_menu.= png >=20 > ... and not something made out of ascii chars like it's 1981. ;) Fresh here means "not looking exactly like it has since 1995"... Where = we wind up might not be this prototype, but it should spur discussions. Warner=
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