Re: [gdm-list] big wish - need opinion from gdm team

["John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell" <johnandsara2 cox net>]

my cut & paste skills are all wet !  you found it out !

https://www.sourceforge.net/projects/xdm-options/

is right.  any comments good or bad though?  any questions?

Sasa Ostrouska wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 7:17 PM, John D. Hendrickson and Sara Darnell
> <johnandsara2 cox net> wrote:
> > Hi.  You all know things about xdm and I wanted to hear your criticism of my
> > project.  don't tell me anything good :)  it's all ok.
> >
> > It doesn't suggest itself as a replacement of gdm - it suggests use as a
> > site alternate (orig. intended to be a drop-in for xdm's "sample
> > configuration" - so people have a total working sample (up and visible
> > sample that does NOT need hacking for simple use).
> >
> > I understand gdm is small and capable of working on cell phones right?
> > Obviously xdm-options is meant for a PC user (which is maybe becoming a
> > thing of the past).
> >
> > http://www.sourceforge.net/xdm-options
> The correct link is:  https://sourceforge.net/projects/xdm-options/
>
> Rgds
> Saxa
> > XDM-OPTIONS Display Manager Suite
> >
> > X Display Manager. Xhost Phonebook, X Login, X Desktop Chooser, and XDM X
> > server (vnc server). Easy install, Clean uninstall (X up when done). Highly
> > compatible, no libs. Like gdm but different in goals and features. Great as
> > primary or as a backup.
> >
> > P.S.
> >
> > I know the "text typing login" and security are far short.  I do not try to
> > offer a different login since I have no users asking me why they can't have
> > a secret finger motion to get on their desktop.
> >
> > btw it's not meant for new linux users (those not in the know) since I have
> > not yet one tester other than my testing.  no point in making it any more
> > all-unix than it already is if everyone has abandoned linux downloads of any
> > kind of software for iPhones / internet ;)  and they block my port 80 et
> > alia: so that's no good either!
> >
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