You know the only problem with that would be places like where I work where if your computer is on, it is required to have a screen saver, and that screen saver IS required to make it obvious that the computer is on. Personally I don't want to have to go out and find screen savers when there are so many that are currently in the Fedora Core that handle this requirement. Now I do also agree that a lot of the clutter could be removed, but there does need to be some non-blank screen savers left in. Jim Powell L3 Communications GSI Senior Scientist/Engineer AV-8B Weapons Integration james.f.powell@xxxxxxxx <mailto:james.f.powell@xxxxxxxx> (760)939-9089 > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-desktop-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-desktop-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steven > Garrity > Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:53 > To: Discussions about development for the Fedora desktop > Subject: Re: Screensavers in FC3 > > > Ed Mack wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Simple, clean, avoids flamewars. > >>> > > > > > That's a nice way to handle it, but it's only really aimed > at the geek > > population. 'Bootstrapping GCC' isn't something many normal > users do. > > > > I like the idea of including a few 'pretty' screensavers > the user can > > choose to run from the control panel if they feel the urge > to customise > > - otherwise people can become disalusioned, and people will happily > > judge their first Linux experience by the quality of given > screensavers. > > A lot of the Xscreensavers need to be taken to the pasture and shot, > > they are /so/ 1983 > > > I agree that a few simple/quality screensavers would be fine > to include > by default, but if the debate over which should stay will at > all delay > the removal of all the cruft, I'd say we go to blank-only. > > I think blank-only is a better default for now, and we can work on > getting a couple (probably just one good simple Fedora logo > screensaver) > back in later on. > > Steven Garrity > > > -- > > Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list > -- Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
