Re: Scaring the non-geeks (was Bootscreen)
Lars 'Cebewee' Noschinski (CebeWee@gmx.de)
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 19:53:03 +0100
Roy wrote:
[Bootscreen]
> I don't know about you, but most non-technical people DO NOT LIKE verbose
> messages they can't understand. My father was scared by the linux bootup when
> I installed Linux on their PC. I beleive most non-techies like the 'windows
> is now hopefully starting' screen. It shields the info they don't want.
>
> So please - don't scare the 'normal' people with (in their eyes) verbose crap.
Till Windows Me, every Windows user got textmode messages at boot time.
And they survived it.
--
CU Lars
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