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From: Tim Bird <tim.bird@am.sony.com>
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� wrote:

>> While we are at it, what about changing this string to something
>> language-neutral, like this:
>>
>> diff -Naurdp a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c
>> --- a/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c	2004-04-04 05:37:23.000000000 +0200
>> +++ b/arch/i386/boot/compressed/misc.c	2004-05-09 23:18:06.000000000 +0200
>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
>>   */
>>
>>  #include <linux/linkage.h>
>> +#include <linux/version.h>
>>  #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
>>  #include <linux/tty.h>
>>  #include <video/edid.h>
>> @@ -373,9 +374,9 @@ asmlinkage int decompress_kernel(struct
>>  	else setup_output_buffer_if_we_run_high(mv);
>>
>>  	makecrc();
>> -	putstr("Uncompressing Linux... ");
>> +	putstr("Linux " UTS_RELEASE);
>>  	gunzip();
>> -	putstr("Ok, booting the kernel.\n");
>> +	putstr("\n");
>>  	if (high_loaded) close_output_buffer_if_we_run_high(mv);
>>  	return high_loaded;
>>  }


Language neutrality is not a goal for kernel messages,
that I'm aware of.  I disagree with this change because
it yields a net reduction in understanding what's going
on during booting.

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Tim Bird
Architecture Group Chair, CE Linux Forum
Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Electronics
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