[CentOS] XScreenSaver

Chris Adams linux at cmadams.net
Mon Apr 9 01:04:45 UTC 2018


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>



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