Le 09/04/2018 à 03:04, Chris Adams a écrit :
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"I am not going to go out of my way to help you run security-critical software that is YEARS out of date.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.
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