>>    This mapping is compatible with most server
>>    administrators preferences, prevents capslock-related mode
>>    problems in vim.

>>    If this default leads to angry bug reports, at least they will not
>> be sent
>>    in all caps ;-)

>>    Seems like an easy, useful, historic way to kill a malfunctioning X.

>>    All my uses have been unintentional. Does anyone use it deliberately?

>>    I think the community shouldn't coocoon naive users from
>>    the console. The passing familiarity with the terminal
>>    that comes with Learning to type username, password, startx
>>    and Ctrl-Alt-Backspace (to terminate X) will help the user
>>    if and when they ever have trouble with X.

>>    That X works so well most of the time, and without manual
>>    configuration is a credit to xorg maintainers.

>>    Terminating X, and returning to the console would be
>>    useful, for example, when fiddling with proprietary video
>>    drivers.