On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 09:16:33PM +0100, Bernd Eckenfels wrote: > On Sun, Dec 31, 2000 at 09:12:44PM +0100, Raphael Bossek wrote: > > for all of you looking for a graphical start screen, this is the right > > patch. I've modified it a little bit > > so more init scripts are supported and a additional patch against the > > latest linux-2.4.0-test12 is part of > > this tarball too! > > AFAIK there is a problem with this patch since some of the copyright > messages of the drivers are not displayed anymore. since some of them > require the Copyright announcement, this is a violation of the license. As > far as I know that was the reason for not putting that patch into the > kernel, long ago.
That patch has the ability for startup scripts to display messages to the screen (for such things as "Initializing network", "Initializing Sound", etc. I dont see why the same thing couldn't be used by the kernel drivers. > > Greetings > Bernd > -- > (OO) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- > ( .. ) [EMAIL PROTECTED],linux.de,debian.org} http://home.pages.de/~eckes/ > o--o *plush* 2048/93600EFD [EMAIL PROTECTED] +497257930613 BE5-RIPE > (O____O) When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Erik Bernhardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- It is better to remain silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. -- Abraham Lincoln
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