BSD Updates: DragonFly BSD and NetBSD
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/etc/rc.local.d now an option - DragonFly BSD Digest
DragonFly now checks both /etc/rc.d and /etc/rc.local.d during boot and shutdown, so you don’t have to mix system-installed and local rc scripts.
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NetBSD ASCII flag for the bootloader | Frederic Cambus
As mentioned in my “Customizing NetBSD boot banners” article, it’s really easy to customize NetBSD boot banners using the boot.cfg configuration file.
In a previous life, I used to draw ASCII art (mostly in the pre-2000 era) and more precisely a type of ASCII art referred as newschool ASCII in the artscene. By taking advantage of the extended character set (the 128 to 255 range) of the IBM PC’s code page 437, it was possible to achieve great detail and really smooth curves. Some examples can be found at the bottom of my online gallery.