On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 16:30:47 +0200
Markus Teich <markus.teich_AT_stusta.mhn.de> wrote:
> Mattias Andrée wrote:
> > Nick <suckless-dev_AT_njw.me.uk> wrote:
> > > Wouldn't it make sense to add this functionality
> > > directly to slock?
> >
> > Yes it would. Of course, it needs to be optional.
> >
> > My university have a rule that you may not lock the
> > computer for more than 10 minutes, thus it is required
> > that students can press ctrl+alt+backspace to kill X
> > and return the the display manager. In this case, it
> > would be useful if ctrl+alt+backspace was automatically
> > added (even if it was not present when slock was
> > started) after 10 minutes.
>
> Heyho,
>
> these kind of features should not be included in slock,
> since:
>
> * They can easily be achieved by a simple wrapper script
> as already mentioned.
> * More code => more bugs and greater attack surface =>
> not good for security.
>
> --Markus
>
The timer support should not be added. However,
temporary removal of the terminate-option is
important and should be added. But it should be
added as a wrapper script, so that everyone who
uses slock does not need to write their own wrapper.
Received on Sun Sep 27 2015 - 16:37:10 CEST