Re: Graphical installer - invitation to get involved
On 12/3/05, Luis Matos <a26652@alunos.mec.ua.pt> wrote:
> >>>No. Current uplash is in userspace.
> >>>
> >>>I work on Splashy that's another alternative and it works well. We'll
> >>>probably move it from experimental to sid soon.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Oh, then it was the x86/vesa only thingy ?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >usplash works fine on x86/vga16fb, x86/vesafb, and powerpc/offb at
> >least. It just uses bogl (like d-i) so it should be straightforward to
> >port nearly anywhere.
> >
> >
> >
> i am just an outsider, but ... splashy was made by debian users, for
> debian. It uses simple techlogy and their effort was to be as light as
> it could be to be included in debian installer.
>
> I know that it must have qualities ... i think it has. So ... Why don't
> the d-i team contact them and include splashy?
I think that the main advantage of usplash is that is completly in
user space and the main concern with other splashes is that they are
x86 centric.
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Regards,
EddyP
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