Comment 30 for bug 470776

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Re: [Bug 470776] Re: retry remote devices when parent is ready after SIGUSR1

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 03:03:50PM -0000, Alvin wrote:
> Steve, I hope you mean the reason for the messages will be gone in Lucid

No, I do not.

> and not: "don't worry, we'll cover the messages with a nice looking boot
> splash."

They're *already* covered in lucid on systems which support the boot splash.
Shortly, they will also be hidden on systems which don't support the
graphical boot splash.

If you boot without 'splash', you'll still get these messages and many
others.

> Older Unix admins will have a heart attack if they see a boot splash on
> a server OS.

I would advise anyone with such a weak heart, regardless of age, to consult
their physician. With good diet and exercise, heart attacks are
preventible.

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