[CM] FreeBSD's new console code nearly ready for HEAD

From	RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com>
Newsgroups	comp.misc, comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject	[CM] FreeBSD's new console code nearly ready for HEAD
Followup-To	comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date	2014-06-24 16:55 +0000
Organization	solani.org
Message-ID	<locahi$ts4$1@solani.org> (permalink)

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From the «newcons for the win» department:
Title: FreeBSD's new console project is almost ready for primetime
Author: zafiro17@pipedot.org
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:51:52 -0400
Link: http://pipedot.org/story/2014-06-24/freebsds-new-console-project-is-almost-ready-for-primetime

For a server OS, FreeBSD has certainly had what I'll affectionately call a
"lousy" console for a long time. In fact, it was my first disappointment the
first time I installed FreeBSD on a server. Fortunately, I'm not the only one
who felt that way. Phoronix now reports The FreeBSD "Newcons" effort to
provide a new VT console driver continues making progress for its more proper
debut in the next major FreeBSD release.[1] The new code includes full
Unicode support including wide characters (Chinese, Japanese), kernel mode
setting, better font maps, and support for more graphical modes to provide
prettier consoles during boot time etc. It is expected to be included in the
next major release.The FreeBSD wiki Newcons page[2] has the details.

Links:
[1]: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTcyNDA (link)
[2]: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Newcons (link)

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