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Message-Id: <1252734272.31016.94.camel@calx>
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.

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