Re: Is the boot logo politically correct?

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 17:31:37 -0300


In message <Pine.LNX.4.02.9807291850370.17419-100000@mercator.cs.kuleuven.ac.
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>, Geert Uytterhoeven writes:
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| On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Oliver Xymoron wrote:
| > On Wed, 29 Jul 1998, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
| > > Question to girlfriend:
| > > "Do you think the Linux boot should show a penguin with a beer mug?"
| > > Answer from girlfriend:
| > > "NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
| >
| > but don't have VESA 2.0 card to test out vesafb - argh): have the logo be
| > the standard Larry Ewing penguin, except when you hold down ALT (think
| > mind-ALTering) at boot.
|
| Com'on. How many times a year do you actually boot Linux? Unless you're in th
+--->8

Murphy's Law says your boss will be watching when you *do* have to reboot.
Thanks for telling me (and Oracle) I dare not use Linux in an office....

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