On 04/01/2016 08:55 PM, Robert Storey wrote:
>> Adam Borowski wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 12:58:23PM -0400, Boruch Baum wrote:
>>> Just looking at issues with the devuan default desktop's screensave, and
>>> its config file: ~/.xscreensaver file, posted here for the attention of
>>> the maintainers and the interest of members of the list.
>>>
>>> 1] Obnoxious nag messages - All logins to the devuan default desktop
>>> begin with not one but two separate nag messages from xscreensaver. The
>>> first "warns" the user that the version is out of date. The second
>>> "warns" the user that the sysadmin is doing a dis-service by keeping it
>>> out of date.
>>>
>>> 2] forced config screen - after the two obnoxious nag messages, one is
>>> forced to be confronted with the xscreensaver customization screen
>>
>> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=819703
>>
>> It's a time bomb by xscreensaver's upstream author. And like micq before,
>> it looks like xscreensaver needs to be replaced or forked. Obviously,
> using
>> gnome-screensaver is not an option as that pulls in a good part of Gnome3
>> including systemd.
>
> I'd just like to mention that Xscreensaver is one of those obnoxious
> "convenience features" that I'm always trying to disable. So at least from
> my point of view, if it's not installed by default, I'm fine with that. But
> I realize that others may want it.

+1

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