Screensavers in FC3

[Powell, James F CONT]

For the most part you have it.  It is to insure that anyone walking into the room can see that the machines are on and locked.  The other reason for this is security.  If an unsecured person were to walk into the room, it is obvious what machines are powered up, this give the escort a bit of a heads up when coming into the room.

Jim Powell
L3 Communications GSI
Senior Scientist/Engineer
AV-8B Weapons Integration
james.f.powell at navy.mil <mailto:james.f.powell at navy.mil>
(760)939-9089


> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-desktop-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:fedora-desktop-list-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Will Cohen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:31
> To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop
> Subject: Re: Screensavers in FC3
> 
> 
> 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
> 
> > 
> > Jim Powell
> > L3 Communications GSI
> > Senior Scientist/Engineer
> > AV-8B Weapons Integration
> > james.f.powell at navy.mil <mailto:james.f.powell at navy.mil>
> > (760)939-9089
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: fedora-desktop-list-bounces at redhat.com
> >>[mailto:fedora-desktop-list-bounces at 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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> > 
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