On Sun Mar 27 11, Warner Losh wrote: > > > On Mar 27, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Devin Teske wrote: > > Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol > > > > NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option. > > This looks really cool. Nice to see a fresh look for the boot loader...
sorry if we have different opinions on this matter, but i don't quite see the "fresh" look. imo a "modern" boot loader looks like this http://www.dailycupoftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ubuntu01.png or this http://images.linuxscreenshots.com/distro/opensuse/11.3/h400/01_boot_menu.png ... and not something made out of ascii chars like it's 1981. ;) > > > The new menu allows for more flexibility as selecting options 2 ("Boot > > Verbose") or 3 ("ACPI Support") independently toggles the status, updates > > the menu item, and redisplays the menu -- ever-waiting until the user > > ultimately presses ENTER, "1", or escapes to the prompt and types "boot". > > Thus, one could potentially launch single-user mode with verbosity on and > > ACPI disabled (if one so desired). > > > > In addition, I really tried to capture the essence of the new logo (spent > > months off-and-on using different conversion programs with different > > inputs). In the end, I found text-image.com produced the best result. I > > used the official freebsd.org/logo.html Standard Logo (black and white), > > cropped (to 122x123) and converted to jpeg with white background. I used an > > "Image Width" of 45 in their "Convert into ASCII" program available here: > > text-image.com/convert/ascii.html > > This looks cool... > > > I would be distributing this as an installable package (perhaps in the > > ports tree if it gains popularity). > > That would be nice... > > Warner > > > -- > > Cheers, > > Devin Teske > > > > > > -> LEGAL DISCLAIMER <- > > This message contains confidential and proprietary information > > of the sender, and is intended only for the person(s) to whom it > > is addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any > > other person is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > > message in error, please notify the e-mail sender immediately, > > and delete the original message without making a copy. > > > > -> FUN STUFF <- > > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > > Version 3.12 > > GAT/CS/B/CC/E/IT/MC/M/MU/P/S/TW d+(++) s: a- C+++@$ UB++++$ P++++@$ L++++$ > > E- > > W+++ N? o? K? w@ O M++$ V- PS+>++ PE@ Y+ PGP-> t(+) 5? X(+) R(-) tv+ b+>++ > > DI+ > > D+(++) G++ e>++++ h r+++ z+++ > > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > http://www.geekcode.com/ > > > > -> END TRANSMISSION <- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > > > > > -- a13x _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
