> [thoughts and comments on graphical boot sequences deleted]
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH.
LET THIS THREAD DIE!
We discussed this to death five months ago, just before 2.0 came out. Someone
made a patch to display a penguin. I know that some of you are diametrically
opposed to a GUI boot sequence. I also know that some of you are
diametrically opposed to a text boot sequence.
GET OVER IT!
If I remember the upshot of the discussion the most recent time this has come
up, there ain't no way on this Earth that a GUI boot sequence is going to make
it into the mainstream Linux kernel, no matter how loudly you may clamor for
it. That's the beauty of Linux; if you don't like it, you can lump it, or you
can change it to suit your needs/wants/tastes.
This particular tangent got us nowhere fast last time except for (indubitably)
lots of people mass-unsubscribing from linux-kernel simply to get away from
the damned spam.
If it weren't for the fact that it'd kill the legitimate discussion I'd like
to follow, I'd killfile this subject now and forever (or until the next time
it comes up, probably just before Linux {2.2,3.0}? comes out.
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