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.