New Boot-Loader

[Warner Losh]

On Mar 28, 2011, at 5:08 AM, Alexander Best wrote:

> On Sun Mar 27 11, Warner Losh wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 27, 2011, at 10:48 PM, Devin Teske wrote:
>>> 	Replacement Boot-Loader: twitpic.com/4e46ol
>>> 
>>> NOTE: The final release will have a single-user mode option.
>> 
>> This looks really cool.  Nice to see a fresh look for the boot loader...
> 
> sorry if we have different opinions on this matter, but i don't quite see
> the "fresh" look.
> 
> imo a "modern" boot loader looks like this
> 
> http://www.dailycupoftech.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/ubuntu01.png
> 
> or this
> 
> http://images.linuxscreenshots.com/distro/opensuse/11.3/h400/01_boot_menu.png
> 
> ... and not something made out of ascii chars like it's 1981. ;)

Fresh here means "not looking exactly like it has since 1995"...  Where we wind up might not be this prototype, but it should spur discussions.

Warner