Le 09/04/2018 ? 00:33, Keith Keller a ?crit?:> I think you can use the --no-splash switch. > > https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html > > There's probably also a config setting in .xscreensaver.No, there's no configuration setting. And no way to turn it off. Patrick Volkerding wrote about this some time ago in Slackware's ChangeLog.txt, explaining he decided to upgrade this single piece of software mid-release just to get rid of the nagging warning screen. -- Microlinux - Solutions informatiques durables 7, place de l'?glise - 30730 Montpezat Site : https://www.microlinux.fr Blog : https://blog.microlinux.fr Mail : info at microlinux.fr T?l. : 04 66 63 10 32
Once upon a time, Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> said:> No, there's no configuration setting. And no way to turn it off. Patrick > Volkerding wrote about this some time ago in Slackware's ChangeLog.txt, > explaining he decided to upgrade this single piece of software > mid-release just to get rid of the nagging warning screen.It's Open Source - patching to remove such a nag is legal and a service to the users. It's a screensaver program - how many updates does it need anyway? If it is just updates to add more fancy animations, there is zero reason to demand people upgrade. -- Chris Adams <linux at cmadams.net>
On 2018-04-08, Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote:> Le 09/04/2018 ? 00:33, Keith Keller a ?crit?: >> I think you can use the --no-splash switch. >> >> https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html >> >> There's probably also a config setting in .xscreensaver. > > No, there's no configuration setting. And no way to turn it off.Not even --no-splash? That option shows up right on JWZ's site. --keith -- kkeller at wombat.san-francisco.ca.us
Le 09/04/2018 ? 03:04, Chris Adams a ?crit?:> It's Open Source - patching to remove such a nag is legal and a service > to the users. > > It's a screensaver program - how many updates does it need anyway? If > it is just updates to add more fancy animations, there is zero reason to > demand people upgrade.Here's the exact response I got from the developer after asking for help: "I am not going to go out of my way to help you run security-critical software that is YEARS out of date. In fact, I consider it my responsibility to do exactly the opposite. It's not rocket science: someone on your distro's team just needs to update it ONCE A YEAR. If that is too onerous for them, then I'd prefer that they not distribute my software at all. If you don't like the way XScreenSaver works, then don't run it. I hear GNOME Screensaver is a thing that also exists. See how that works out for you instead." I didn't know a screensaver was that critical. Niki -- Microlinux - Solutions informatiques durables 7, place de l'?glise - 30730 Montpezat Site : https://www.microlinux.fr Blog : https://blog.microlinux.fr Mail : info at microlinux.fr T?l. : 04 66 63 10 32
Hello, On Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:10:35 -0700 Keith Keller <kkeller at wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:> On 2018-04-08, Nicolas Kovacs <info at microlinux.fr> wrote: > > Le 09/04/2018 ? 00:33, Keith Keller a ?crit?: > >> I think you can use the --no-splash switch. > >> > >> https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html > >> > >> There's probably also a config setting in .xscreensaver. > > > > No, there's no configuration setting. And no way to turn it off. > > Not even --no-splash? That option shows up right on JWZ's site.Years ago I was using xscreensaver with --no-splash and had no problem with it. But, I must admit that I gave up with xscreensaver just because I was using the blank screen feature + power management settings, and the screensaver service provided by GNOME is just equivalent and more simple to get (anything but a blank screen is NOT a screen or energy *saver*, it's an entertainment). I presume KDE has its own too, so, with regards to the feature, we really don't need xscreensaver and the whole discussion here and without the author is a loss of time. Even to the OP of this thread, I'd not recommend using xscreensaver for school computers administration, he's losing time and energy. Regards, -- wwp -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 836 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20180409/e9731af5/attachment-0001.sig>