Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:37:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:37:39 -0400 Received: from johnsl.lnk.telstra.net ([139.130.12.152]:3347 "HELO ns.higherplane.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 21 Oct 2001 11:37:20 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 01:37:47 +1000 From: john slee To: Tim Jansen Cc: lgb@lgb.hu, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: The new X-Kernel ! Message-ID: <20011022013747.I5511@higherplane.net> In-Reply-To: <00d401c159ae$6000c7d0$5cbefea9@moya> <20011021093728.A17786@vega.digitel2002.hu> <15vI4j-1Z1VtgC@fmrl02.sul.t-online.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <15vI4j-1Z1VtgC@fmrl02.sul.t-online.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Oct 21, 2001 at 02:54:15PM +0200, Tim Jansen wrote: > But what the kernel COULD do is include something like the Linux Progress > Patch (http://lpp.freelords.org/). It replaces the text output of the kernel > with graphics and a progress bar, so people are not frightened by cryptic > text output while booting. this is something for distributions to do... even if the world turned inside out and it got included there'd be endless flamewars (and patches) concerning what colour the progress bar should be by default. i read an interesting essay about that sort of thing on a freebsd list once - search on freebsd archives for "garden shed" or similar. j. -- R N G G "Well, there it goes again... And we just sit I G G G here without opposable thumbs." -- gary larson - 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/