Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:41:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:41:47 -0500 Received: from louise.pinerecords.com ([213.168.176.16]:9356 "EHLO louise.pinerecords.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:41:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:51:06 +0100 From: Tomas Szepe To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Scaring the non-geeks (was Bootscreen) Message-ID: <20030129145106.GF30307@louise.pinerecords.com> References: <200301281440.h0SEeBS8001126@darkstar.example.net> <200301291409.57213.roy@karlsbakk.net> <1043846348.11513.2.camel@oubop4.bursar.vt.edu> <1043848700.11095.2.camel@localhost> <20030129141203.GA1202@Master.Wizards> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030129141203.GA1202@Master.Wizards> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > [murrayr@brain.org] > > Seems to me the best place to do the graphical thing is at the distro. > Mandrake has been messing with GUI bootscreens for a few versions, now, and > while I haven't been excited by the results I think it's the right place. "Don't worry, Mr B., I have a cunning plan to solve the problem." "Yes Baldrick, let us not forget that you tried to solve the problem of your mother's low ceiling by cutting off her head." "But this is a really good one. You become a dashing highwayman, then you can pay all your bills and, on top of that, everyone'll want to sleep with you." Okay, anyone else has found Mandrake resemble Baldrick? Maybe it's not so ugly-looking but their ideas are clearly of the same philosophy. -- Tomas Szepe - 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/