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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:44:32 -0500 From: Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com> To: Miguel Boton <waninkoko@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] logo: random logo selection option 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 that such things aren't visible. -- http://selenic.com : development and support for Mercurial and Linux -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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