/etc/motd template

[Adam Sommer]

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Dustin Kirkland <kirkland at ubuntu.com>wrote:

>
>
> I'm curious if the "free software" and "no warranty" paragraphs are
> still necessary/useful?  Do they belong in the MOTD, printed *every*
> time a user logs onto a system on the command line?
>

>
> My thought is that these aren't exactly "Messages of the Day" (and we
> really now have the capability to make the MOTD be "Messages of the
> Day").  They're more like the "tips" you get the first time you open
> Gimp, or something.  Would it be better to display these on first
> boot, or first-login, and then stow them away elsewhere, and leave
> /etc/motd to the more interesting, dynamic messages that provide
> relevant information about your system?
>
>

Just my 2 cents, but editing /etc/motd.tail is one of the first things I do
when installing a new box.  Yes I agree that using motd for more
interesting/relevant information is a good idea.

Thanks for listening.

-- 
Party On,
Adam
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