Messages in this thread |  | | From | lilo <> | Date | Sat, 29 Jun 1996 11:27:12 -0500 (CDT) | Subject | Re: Boot messages (Was: Re: Ideas for v2.1) |
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On 28 Jun 1996, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >Yes, you missed the point. The point is that some people do not want > >to see the boot messages. By the time init is spawned the kernel has > >already spewed out several pages of cryptic stuff and you might as > >well start X. > > > > Being credited, however briefly, in the bootup phase of millions of > computers is also a motivating factor for Linux developers. I think > it isn't more than fair that they get their credit.
It is also the case that the kernel source contains all of the credits, and that having a clean simple boot for those who are more comfortable with it will tend to produce a favorable impression of Linux in new users, particularly those who haven't used a unix-style system before.
Perhaps it would be useful to display one, brief copyright-and-credits notice which directs the user to a file containing all of the credits.
This can be done easily enough, in official or unofficial kernel patches.
lilo
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