Re: [PATCH] logo: random logo selection option

From: Matt Mackall
Date: Sat Sep 12 2009 - 01:49:35 EST


On Sat, 2009-09-12 at 01:03 +0200, Miguel Boton wrote:
> If we select more than one logo in the kernel configuration, only the 'latest' one gets
> displayed. Because of this the other logos do not ever have a chance to be displayed.
>
> This patch adds a selectable option to display a random logo during the bootup process.
> This way the kernel will be able to display any available logo, making the bootup process
> a little different every time ;)

[I foolishly read every LKML message with 'random' in the title..]

Bonus points if you add printing a fortune from a compiled-in fortune
database? Let's not do this, please. Our goal is instead to boot so fast
that such things aren't visible.

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