Messages in this thread | | | From | "Jordan Mendelson" <> | Subject | RE: The Masses Have Spoken on the Boot Logo Topic :) | Date | Fri, 15 May 1998 18:54:03 -0400 |
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> The current slashdot (http://slashdot.org/) poll is "The Answer to the > Linux Boot logo Debate." I just voted (for No Logo by Default, of > course:), and here's the current results. > > Logo by Default [INLINE] [INLINE] [INLINE] 45 / 34% > No Logo by Default [INLINE] [INLINE] [INLINE] 38 / 29% > Just Leave it Alone [INLINE] [INLINE] [INLINE] 12 / 9% > Who Cares? [INLINE] [INLINE] [INLINE] 36 / 27% > > That's a total of 63% (+/-1%) that are FOR a boot logo. The majority want > it by default, but it's a narrow margin. Only 9% don't want it, and 27% > don't care either way.
Are we reading the same poll. The majority do *NOT* want it by default.. the numbers for no:
No logo by Default 29% [we'd like a logo.. but we don't care to see it. we will probably enable it once, then turn it off forever.. basically the same as a kernel patch :)]
Just Leave it Alone 9% [i don't want to even view the logo once]
Who Cares? 27% [it's not a life threatening problem. i'm surprised someone actually gives a damn about this sort of thing and they should probably be shot for not working on something more important.] ------------------------------ total: 65%
The numbers for yes:
Logo by Default 34% [we like eye candy. we will settle for simple ASCII, but then we will want 320x200@8bpp, then that will not satisfy us and we will want 640x480@8bpp, then someone will modify it to 32bpp. then someone will create the ultimate 1280x1024@32bpp. but wait, i want more, need animation and maybe a little interactivity until finally we have a game before we boot.] ------------------------------ total: 34%
Really, this poll wasn't put together well. It should have stated how big of a patch it would take to add something like this... I would guess that the people who say "No logo by Default" would have voted "Just Leave it Alone" if they knew it was going to waste RAM.
Jordan
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