From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
To: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
Cc: Miguel Boton <waninkoko@gmail.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] logo: random logo selection option
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:25:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <10f740e80909120025v7ac5358ew48ae52d9cee5f078@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1252734272.31016.94.camel@calx>
On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 07:44, Matt Mackall<mpm@selenic.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2009-09-12 at 01:03 +0200, Miguel Boton wrote:
>> If we select more than one logo in the kernel configuration, only the 'latest' one gets
>> displayed. Because of this the other logos do not ever have a chance to be displayed.
>>
>> This patch adds a selectable option to display a random logo during the bootup process.
>> This way the kernel will be able to display any available logo, making the bootup process
>> a little different every time ;)
>
> [I foolishly read every LKML message with 'random' in the title..]
>
> Bonus points if you add printing a fortune from a compiled-in fortune
> database? Let's not do this, please. Our goal is instead to boot so fast
Hey, we already have a compiled-in fortune database to choose from
(unless CONFIG_PRINTK is disabled)?
> that such things aren't visible.
100% agreed.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
-- Linus Torvalds
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-09-11 23:03 Miguel Boton
2009-09-12 5:44 ` Matt Mackall
2009-09-12 7:25 ` Geert Uytterhoeven [this message]
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