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From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
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Subject: Re: Bootscreen
To: wichert@wiggy.net (Wichert Akkerman)
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:43:28 +0000 (GMT)
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> > Surely the most sensible lines to think along are:
> > 
> > * Make boot times as short as possible
> 
> So with a short boot time instead of seeing text messages for a while
> you'll get some flickering on the screen - I don't call that an
> improvement.

Well, if the machine boots up OK, you can always review the messages
with dmesg.  If it doesn't, the messages are there to review.

> > * Support, and encourage the use of more efficient CPU designs, so
> >   that it becomes sensible to leave machines on all the time.
> 
> Unfortunately in the real world we are dealing with existing cheap
> hardware.

Well, my current IA-32 box is hopefully going to be my last :-).

John.
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