[Design-team] The boot splash - time to think about it again

[Camilo Mesias]

Hi,

I wonder if it's possible to keep track of time whilst booting, I feel
this should be possible even if accurate progress or even the amount
of work to complete is not known.

Maybe then there could be some weighted average of the time taken to boot.

This would allow a time based animation that shows true progress
(elapsed time) with reference to something meaningful (average boot
time).

It's not too hard to think of a visual representation of this,
movement of a logo along a timeline perhaps..?

          -=(f)
----+----+----+----+----+----+----*----

(excuse my ASCII art attempt!)

-Cam