Re: [ros-diffs] [ion] 20366: - Added support for NTLDR style freeloader GUI. To enable, edit freeldr.ini and add:

[Hartmut Birr]

[e-mail] wrote:
> Also made the boot-up screen black, not blue, since that's the actual color it's been after NT4. If booting without NOGUIBOOT, this results in a much nicer transition to the boot screen (especially if using the NTLDR theme)

This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.

- Hartmut

[David Hinz]

Hartmut Birr schrieb:
> [e-mail] wrote:
> > Also made the boot-up screen black, not blue, since that's the actual color it's been after NT4. If booting without NOGUIBOOT, this results in a much nicer transition to the boot screen (especially if using the NTLDR theme)
>
> This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
> don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
> implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.

I agree, it always looked nice, if you could see which revision you are 
using and when it has been compiled.
It even would have been nicer, of this page showed some more informations.

Greets,

David Hinz

[Dominik Ottenbreit]

Well the black boot screen should be made default
> Hartmut Birr schrieb:
> > [e-mail] wrote:
> > > Also made the boot-up screen black, not blue, since that's the
> > >
> > > actual color it's been after NT4. If booting without NOGUIBOOT, this 
> > > results in a much nicer transition to the boot screen (especially if 
> > > using the NTLDR theme)
> >
> > This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
> > don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
> > implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.
>
> I agree, it always looked nice, if you could see which revision you 
> are using and when it has been compiled.
> It even would have been nicer, of this page showed some more 
> informations.
>
> Greets,
>
> David Hinz
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[Steven Edwards]

Hi,

On 12/28/05, Dominik Ottenbreit [e-mail] wrote:
> Well the black boot screen should be made default

I think we should wait for Filips changes that should be coming soon.

--
Steven Edwards - ReactOS and Wine developer

"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

[Gregor Anich]

> This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
> don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
> implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.

I dont see any reason for it either...
But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to 
make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything 
is somuch alike...

€0.02

[Steven Edwards]

Hi,

On 12/28/05, Gregor Anich [e-mail] wrote:
> I dont see any reason for it either...
> But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to
> make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything
> is somuch alike...

I like the black screen myself at least for bootup messages. I don't
know if the current versions of Windows still bugcheck with a blue or
blackscreen but I think we should try to do that with a bluescreen.

As for a judge believing that ReactOS is based on Windows I doubt we
would have trouble in court. Just take a look at how the IBM/Novell vs
SCO cases are going. Judges do not tend to be dumb, just corrupt and
if we get hauled before a dirty judge it won't matter how much we look
like Windows.

--
Steven Edwards - ReactOS and Wine developer

"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and
that is an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

[James Tabor]

Steven Edwards wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 12/28/05, Gregor Anich [e-mail] wrote:
> > I dont see any reason for it either...
> > But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to
> > make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything
> > is somuch alike...
>
> I like the black screen myself at least for bootup messages. I don't
> know if the current versions of Windows still bugcheck with a blue or
> blackscreen but I think we should try to do that with a bluescreen.
>
> As for a judge believing that ReactOS is based on Windows I doubt we
> would have trouble in court. Just take a look at how the IBM/Novell vs
> SCO cases are going. Judges do not tend to be dumb, just corrupt and
> if we get hauled before a dirty judge it won't matter how much we look
> like Windows.

I agree, we dont have to be like windows, just be compatible with the api.
James

[TwoTailedFox]

Guy's this is optional. IMO, the NTLDR look to me is better than the
current FreeLDR look. OK, it doesn't have colours, but I probably
prefer it because of my time spent with NT

On 12/28/05, Gregor Anich [e-mail] wrote:
> > This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
> > don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
> > implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.
>
> I dont see any reason for it either...
> But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to
> make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything
> is somuch alike...
>
> €0.02
>
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[Dominik Ottenbreit]

This was an good idea! ... the freeloader look was cruel.
> Guy's this is optional. IMO, the NTLDR look to me is better than the
> current FreeLDR look. OK, it doesn't have colours, but I probably
> prefer it because of my time spent with NT
>
> On 12/28/05, Gregor Anich [e-mail] wrote:
> > > This changes the 'blue screen of death' to a 'black screen of death'. I
> > > don't like it if you change every and any thing to the real windows
> > > implementation. I see no reason for this cloning.
> >
> > I dont see any reason for it either...
> > But OTOH i do see threats from it.... Even a amateur lawyer will be able to
> > make a judge believe that ReactOS is somehow based on windows if everything
> > is somuch alike...
> >
> > €0.02
> >
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