Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:18:30 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:18:29 -0500 Received: from mail2.webart.de ([195.30.14.11]:24592 "EHLO mail2.webart.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 28 Jan 2003 10:18:29 -0500 Message-ID: <398E93A81CC5D311901600A0C9F2928946938E@cubuss2> From: Raphael Schmid To: "'Stefan Reinauer'" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: AW: Bootscreen Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 16:18:32 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > Sure some of the kernel's output could be cleaned up a > > little, but for the most part its not "geeky" - its useful and > > informative. > They are geeky, but useful - If you got a system that causes trouble. > Otherwise, if your system works right, they are just some more bits > flickering on your screen. I was the one who began with "geeky". Sorry for that, was probably a bit ... well, strong. > Why oh why do we always need to compare ourselfes to Windows. "Windows > does this, windows does that" Whatever.. that is of no relevance. And if > it was QNX or RTOS we are cloning and the thing we cloned is a good > idea, what shalls...? It seems to me that everything that lacks the > status quo in kernel message visability is a windows clone? That what I wanted to say with "Can we get rid of the "stupid guy who's trying to clone Windows" dogma, please?". Yours are more appropriate words. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/