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On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 16:00:29 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> Yep, I find it infuriating that by default all distros seem to go to |
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> great effort to hide as much information about the boot/startup |
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> process as possible. WTF? Do they think that stuff is top secret or |
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> something? Are they afraid they'll lose their jobs if that info gets |
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> out? |
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No, they think that the type of user they are trying to attract is likely |
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to be scared off by all that cryptic text scrolling by. They are probably |
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right. |
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Gentoo doesn't hide it, it merely clears the screen once the boot has |
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completed successfully. If the boot halts, you can see where and, |
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usually, why it stopped. Try that with openUbundora. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked? |
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