Messages in this thread | | | From | alano@summanul ... | Subject | Re: Slashdot shitheads | Date | Mon, 17 May 1999 12:48:40 -0700 |
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> On Thu, May 13, 1999 at 06:10:21PM -0400, Zygo Blaxell wrote: > > > Completely random thought... > > > > As a newbie-deterrent(*), why not put a short statement that is > > printk()'ed at bootup right after the version line. I can't really > > Sounds like a good idea to warn clueless users about the development > series but it would be more appropriate to do so at config-time or > after compiling. What does a clueless user do if he gets the message > after a reboot and has already thrown away his old kernel? It would be > annoying in the boot message too.
I would add it to configure as well.
No matter what, you will get people complaining, but you at least have something to point to. Unfortunatly there is not a regex that says "filter out clueless twits". (Except maybe the one in the back of "Mastering Regular Expressions".).
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