From: not@telling.you.invalid   
      
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
   > The "easier on the eyes" excuse is nonsense. I say this as someone   
   > whose computing career began with CRT terminals that displayed light   
   > text (or, if you were lucky, graphics) against a dark background. As   
   > soon as the display technology allowed for dark text on a light   
   > background, a lot of us made the switch,   
      
   You're coming to me from a black background with white text in a   
   terminal window. Eyes vary, preferences vary, I don't expect I save   
   a meaningful amount of power (none at all on my laptop's LCD) but I   
   prefer less light in my face. The great thing about software is   
   everyone can decide these things for themselves, in theory. Chosing   
   dark backgrounds in software terminals isn't new, even if other   
   software is now embracing it more. What's the default (if it can be   
   changed) Linux fbcon background colour?   
      
   > for the same reason that   
   > printed paper usually has dark text on a light background, and not the   
   > other way round: because it's easier on the eyes.   
      
   Come on, give this at least a little thought. If you had black   
   paper there's no white ink to print on it with. If you printed   
   black around the text it's a huge waste of ink.   
      
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