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[Maxim]

About the graphic... I think we can do this , it wont be that heavy on the 
system :) & it will really make a big difference :D ... as people will start 
using it for this... as here alot of my freinds wanted linux coz they saw 
the Matrix screensaver... and the Analog Tv one... so things that look good 
are vital ... 

On 7/17/05, Paul O'Malley <ompaul at eircom.net> wrote:
> 
> Rainer Gutkas wrote:
> 
> > ;-) Alois Huxley (I hope I spelled the name right) The doors of
> > perception ;-) I like this idea ;-)
> > Would be cool to see a house at startup, where you got a hand ringing
> > a doorbell, Tux looks out an opened window, closes it and opens the
> > door and then you zoom into the door, so youg get the impression of
> > moving in ;-)
> >
> > Rainer
> >
> > Maxim schrieb:
> >
> >> hmm it would be cool if we can make a graphic of a windows closing
> >> and a door opening :) with something like why use a window if you can
> >> use the front door.... :P just an idea.. to hide the tech crap :)
> >>
> Hi,
> 
> This thread interests me somewhat, as I try to evangelise Linux as much
> as I can.
> 
> Okay lets take it to its logical conclusion, the echoing of what is
> going on to the boot up screen tells us if something *bad* is wrong, but
> lets be honest not that many people actually bother try to read the
> output, the 'exception report it' read the red flags of fail and wonder
> why.
> 
> If stuff was to be hidden, I would like the following options.
> (A) press F* for normal or debug screen
> (B) press F* to remove the debug screen and take up with the opening
> graphic.
> 
> High performance car makers do not force the user to listen to anything
> other than the exhaust note, so I suppose high performance computers
> could do the same.
> F1 teams may read lots of telemetry from the cars, this is optional
> because lots of people go to the sport and watch the cars on race
> tracks, and many millions more watch it on TV.
> 
> If we admit that many millions more do not care one jot about the boot
> process, they just want the box to work, then it seems to me that the
> options listed above are the way to go.
> 
> Just some ramblings of yet another happy Ubuntu user.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul O'Malley
> 
> 
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