Improving the Fedora boot experience

[Steve Clark]

On 03/14/2013 06:52 AM, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> On 03/11/2013 08:49 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote:
>> On 03/11/2013 02:41 PM, Björn Persson wrote:
>>> Yes, why not display the Grub menu?
>> Because it's the year 2013. Not 1999.
>>
>>> Whether any text is displayed or not, there still needs to be a long
>>> enough pause that the user has time to press a key. Not displaying any
>>> text at all would make it harder to understand that the time to press
>>> that key is now. Many people won't even understand that they have an
>>> opportunity to press a key.
>> Does any other computing device you own prompt you for a boot menu? Your
>> mobile phone? Your TV (which likely has embedded Linux)? Your car?
> My computer is not a mobile phone or car.
> I much prefer it to *not* become mobile phone-like cripple.
>
>> Why is that? Could it be because a boot menu is not necessary for normal
>> operation? A normal user doesn't need to wonder "Hey what kernel do I
>> need to boot today?" every time their system boots.
> ...until something breaks.
> *Then* suddenly you discover that you _do_ need a way to see all
> this stuff (and more).
>
>> If you are a developing developer and need to boot a different kernel or
>> change kernel parameters then you know how to get into the boot menu --
>> on-screen prompts or no on-screen prompts.
>>
>> There is a time when developers need to distance themselves from
>> user-interfaces and realize they are not the only user of the
>> user-interface. This is one of those times.
> Intentionally dumbing down the system so that even idiots can use it
> will result in *only* idiots using it.
>
> If you don't want to see boot menu, there is a way to switch it off.
> This behavior can be made much easier to enable,
> if necessary - along the lines of "Don't ask me again" checkboxes.
>
>
>
+1

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