From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Jan 11 18:55:55 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA12182 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:55:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from word.smith.net.au (vh1.gsoft.com.au [203.38.152.122]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id SAA12148 for ; Sun, 11 Jan 1998 18:55:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA01045; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:18:02 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801120248.NAA01045@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: joelh@gnu.org cc: bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Splash screen (splashkit) for 3.0 systems... In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 11 Jan 1998 15:47:32 MDT." <199801112147.PAA02503@detlev.UUCP> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:18:00 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > 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. \\