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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 14:00:31 -0800
From: Miles Lane <miles@megapathdsl.net>
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To: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
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Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Animated framebuffer logo for 2.4.1
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Pavel Machek wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> 
>> Right.  Add the option.  Default to "spew mode",
>> but make it easy for distributions to show people
>> a non-threatening boot process.  
> 
> Wrong.

We're talking about an _option_.  In fact, it could 
be set up as a boot time parameter.  Then, if a boot
process gets wedged, the user can just reboot with
the option disabled.

I really don't understand why this is such a hot
button for some people.  I repeat "option."

>> Since, as Christophe mentions, the boot messages would
>> still be accessible via CTRL-ALT-F2, I don't see what 
>> the problem is with at least making this an option.
> 
> If your system crashes hard, you have only graphical logo to stare
> at. Any warning messages are hidden. Not good.

Again.  Boot parameter.

	Miles

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