> In article <linux.kernel.19980513083620.11760.qmail@bigred.inka.de>,
> Olaf Titz <olaf@bigred.inka.de> wrote:
>
> >Unlike /proc, the splash screen stuff doesn't _need_ to be in the
> >kernel.
>
> Unfortunately, it does, because nothing else is running from the point
> where the loader run to the point where init is forked.
Just how much of it *must* be in the kernel, and how much could be
provided externally (say, by a distribution vendor who wants to make
things pretty for his office customers)?
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