RFS: grub-splashimages (updated package) [looking for sponsor]

[Robert Millan]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 09:30:02AM +0200, Krzysztof Burghardt wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I am looking for a sponsor for the new version 1.2.2
> of my package "grub-splashimages".
> I asked for sponsoring on Debian mentors mailing list with no result.

Hi Krzysztof,

We're preparing to add background image support in GRUB 2.  If you're
still interested in GRUB backgrounds, I suggest you make a new package
with images for GRUB 2 instead of focusing on Legacy GRUB images.

GRUB 2 uses images in a new format (TGA), and allows 24-bit colors and
an arbitrary resolution (as much as your video card supports with VESA
modes).  For this reason the best is to gather new images rather than
just converting/reusing Legacy GRUB's, which have an inferior quality
in comparison with what we can support now.

-- 
Robert Millan

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