Remember Die Hard? Check out FreeBSD 9.2 Die Hard tribute as a fun new beastie in the boot menu!

The CEO Workstation – Nakatomi Socrates

 

 

#BSD 9.2 in Die Hard: http://t.co/vEzskl3f – RT if you’d like to see #FreeBSD 9.2 codenamed “Nakatomi Socrates” Dont be shy! /cc @FreeBSD

— FreeBSD Help (@freebsdhelp) February 13, 2013

 

Grab a copy now! http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/releng/9.2/sys/boot/forth/beastie.4th?revision=255027&view=co

: tribute-art ( x y -- )  see tribute[bw]-logo

	 Disable the brand art (we're going to use that space)
	s" set loader_brand=none" evaluate

	 Blank out the frame of the menu and move the title to left
	s" set loader_menu_title=" evaluate
	s" set loader_menu_frame=none" evaluate

	 Move the menu to the center of the screen
	s" set loader_menu_x=26" evaluate
	s" set loader_menu_y=12" evaluate
	s" set loader_menu_timeout_x=21" evaluate
	s" set loader_menu_timeout_y=24" evaluate

	2 - swap 39 - swap  top-left (see `fbsdbw-logo' comments above)

	2dup at-xy 11 spaces ." ,d      b." 1+
	2dup at-xy ."         ,d88]      [88b." 1+
	2dup at-xy ."      ,d888P" 34 emit ."  ,d88b. " 34 emit ." Y888b." 1+
	2dup at-xy ."  , <888P" 34 emit ."  ,dP" 34 emit ." ,db." 34 emit
	           ." Yb. " 34 emit ." Y888> ," 1+
	2dup at-xy ." <88b.~ ,d888  " 34 emit ." YP" 34 emit
	           ."   888b. ~,d88>" 1+
	2dup at-xy ."  ," 34 emit ." Y888888P" 34 emit ." ,db.,db." 34 emit
	           ." Y888888P" 34 emit ." ," 1+
	2dup at-xy ." <88b." 34 emit ." YP" 34 emit ."  _ " 34 emit
	           ." YP" 34 emit 34 emit ." YP" 34 emit ."  _ " 34 emit
	           ." YP" 34 emit ." ,d88>" 1+
	2dup at-xy ."   " 34 emit ." Y88b.,dP          Yb.,d88P" 34 emit 1+
	     at-xy ."      " 34 emit ." YP" 34 emit ."               " 34 emit
	           ." YP" 34 emit ." "
;

: tribute-text ( x y -- )  see tribute[bw]-logo

	swap 2 - swap  beastie adjustment (see `fbsdbw-logo' comments above)

	2dup at-xy ." CEO Workstation" 1+
	1+
	2dup at-xy ." Nakatomi Socrates FreeBSD 9.2" 1+
	2dup at-xy ." Z-Level Central Core" 1+
	1+
	     at-xy ." Preliminary Clearance Approved."
;

: tribute-logo ( x y -- )  color Socrates tribute (16 rows x 32 columns)

	 Produce the tribute art in bright green
	2dup at-xy ." " 2dup tribute-art ." "

	 Produce the tribute text in regular green
	2dup at-xy ." " 2dup tribute-text ." "

	 Distinguish the ``Free'' in tribute-text
	2 + swap 16 + swap at-xy ." Free"

 	 Put the cursor back at the bottom
 	0 25 at-xy
;

: tributebw-logo ( x y -- )  Socrates tribute (16 rows x 32 columns)

	 Produce the tribute art and text
	2dup tribute-art tribute-text

 	 Put the cursor back at the bottom
 	0 25 at-xy
;

Although, this probably wont be the default in 9.2 RELEASE, maybe this one will…