On Sun, 29 May 2016 17:09:23 +0200, Irrwahn wrote in message <3d8aba45-52b3-8c33-0e0c-ef47920a5...@freenet.de>:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 16:46:22 +0200, Edward Bartolo wrote: > > I contest the idea that software has to be continuously developed. > > Eventually, proper development stop like what happens with a > > building. Then, maintenance follows. This means as long as software > > has bug fixes (maintenance), there would be no justified reason not > > to use it. > > Correct. And in the SLiM case there has not been any noteworthy > maintenance for ~3 years, lest any bug fixes. It is in the process > of deterioration — just like an unmaintained building, to stay in > the picture. ..in my user case, SLiM does _not_ support locking the screen: I can push the button and have the screen go black, problem is it _stay_ black, like it kills the graphics, keyboard and touch pad drivers. Ssh-ing in works, but the easiest fix is yank the power, do a fsck boot and then boot to the console and switch to kdm or wdm etc. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
