> > a bootsplashscreen, > > Well, that seems to be desirable at some point (Ubuntu is aiming for it, > AFAIK), and I don't see why support for it should not be in the stock > Debian kernel.
It doesn't make sense to have it in the kernel. I mean, would you like a JPEG decompresser in there? :) I recall Herbert Xu rejected the Bootsplash patch some time ago. Anyway, it's entirely possible to do it in userspace and I know Ubuntu Linux is implenting their bootsplash in that way. > > Thus I think providing easy means to keep using existing applications > > in a new environment is an important step to attract new users. It's > > just like having known applications like Firefox, gaim, psi or Opera > > available on Windows helps Linux adoption since users can stick to > > what they already know and don't have to re-learn _everything_, > > IMHO applications such as web browsers or chat clients which need much > learning are broken anyway - but I might be spoiled by GNOME :) KDE apps aren't too bad either. :) */ Christoffer Sawicki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
