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From: time@oxtrap.oxtrap.UUCP (Tim Endres)
Subject: Re: INIT User guidlines proposal
In-Reply-To: oster@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu's message of 31 Oct 89 16:53:14 GMT
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Date: 1 Nov 89 16:27:58

In article <32278@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> oster@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (David Phillip Oster) writes:

   3.) Inits should have NO user interface, NO modal dialogs.  If the init
   needs to talk  to the user, it should do it through a Control Panel CDEV.

YES YES YES, I want NO interface. I like little icons scurrying across
the bottom of my screen. I like X's and other indicators.
I HATE MY BOOT PROCESS STOPPING FOR ANY REASON.
The Control Panel is the place I want to go to configure.
If you can't start your INIT until I do the Control Panel, FINE.