Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:18:00 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: joelh@gnu.org Cc: bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splash screen (splashkit) for 3.0 systems... Message-ID: <199801120248.NAA01045@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 11 Jan 1998 15:47:32 MDT." <199801112147.PAA02503@detlev.UUCP>
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> It would seem to me that your best bet would be to consider making a > custom version of 'getty' with libvgl, since getty is going to > determine how idle time between logins should be handled. That's > pretty well out of syscons's jurisdiction. > > Actually, making just such a thing just got put on my TODO list. It's a very short step from there to a semi-graphical login (eg. login dialog rather than login/password prompt.) I could see people liking that. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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