[Trac #519] Change Linux startup to use black on white

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#519: Change Linux startup to use black on white
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 Reporter:  wmb at firmworks.com  |       Owner:  marcelo
     Type:  defect             |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  BTest-2
Component:  kernel             |    Keywords:         
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 At the all-hands meeting on 2006-11-17, we agreed to use a white
 background by default because of LCD consideration (e.g. bad pixels tend
 to be white).

 The Linux startup needs to conform to that scheme.

 There was some discussion on IRC last night about which scheme we actually
 agreed on, so I asked Mary Lou.  She said:

    Black on white

    Why:
    Lower power, more readable, higher yield (means lower cost)

    - Mary Lou

 -----Original Message-----
 From: Mitch Bradley [mailto:wmb at firmworks.com]
 Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:58 AM
 To: Mary Lou Jepsen
 Subject: Black on white or white on black?

 At the all-hands meeting, we made a decision about whether to prefer a
 light background or a dark background.  I believe that it had something
 to do with lifetime and power consumption.

 Can you remind me which state is the winner?

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