Re: Screensavers in FC3

[Will Cohen <wcohen redhat com>]

Powell, James F CONT wrote:
> You know the only problem with that would be places like where I work where if your computer is on, it is required to have a screen saver, and that screen saver IS required to make it obvious that the computer is on.  Personally I don't want to have to go out and find screen savers when there are so many that are currently in the Fedora Core that handle this requirement.  Now I do also agree that a lot of the clutter could be removed, but there does need to be some non-blank screen savers left in.

What is the logic behind this policy? Is this to make sure that someone 
doesn't leave a computer unsecured? If so, does the computer need to 
show that the screen is locked or the person is logged out? Are KVM 
forbidden?

-Will

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fedora-desktop-list-bounces redhat com
> > [mailto:fedora-desktop-list-bounces redhat com]On Behalf Of Steven
> > Garrity
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:53
> > To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop
> > Subject: Re: Screensavers in FC3
> >
> >
> > Ed Mack wrote:
> >
> > > > > > Simple, clean, avoids flamewars.
> > >
> > > That's a nice way to handle it, but it's only really aimed 
> >
> > at the geek
> >
> > > population. 'Bootstrapping GCC' isn't something many normal 
> >
> > users do.
> >
> > > I like the idea of including a few 'pretty' screensavers 
> >
> > the user can
> >
> > > choose to run from the control panel if they feel the urge 
> >
> > to customise
> >
> > > - otherwise people can become disalusioned, and people will happily
> > > judge their first Linux experience by the quality of given 
> >
> > screensavers.
> >
> > > A lot of the Xscreensavers need to be taken to the pasture and shot,
> > > they are /so/ 1983
> >
> >
> > I agree that a few simple/quality screensavers would be fine 
> > to include 
> > by default, but if the debate over which should stay will at 
> > all delay 
> > the removal of all the cruft, I'd say we go to blank-only.
> >
> > I think blank-only is a better default for now, and we can work on 
> > getting a couple (probably just one good simple Fedora logo 
> > screensaver) 
> > back in later on.
> >
> > Steven Garrity
> >
> >
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