[arch-general] Display Manager rc.d scripts

[Grigorios Bouzakis]

cantabile wrote:
> On 05/08/2011 08:19 PM, Grigorios Bouzakis wrote:
>> Hello,
>> can anyone think of a reason the rc.d scripts are added to kdm, gdm and
>> slim? They are not recommended by anyone&  they are to be blame for
>> occasional weird problems. The standard and IMO only way is to start
>> them from inittab.
>> They dont come from upstream&  i dont know when they were added, i
>> remember them being there ever since i started using Arch, they may
>> come from CRUX or something.
>> I am considering requesting them removal from all display managers.
>> In [0] Pierre said some people want to keep them for backwards
>> compatibility. Backwards compatibility is desired only when something
>> works correctly. Thoughts?
>>
>> [0]: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/20109
>>
> So, lemme get this straight. You don't like the daemon method, therefore 
> it should be removed? "they are to be blame for occasional weird 
> problems" — not good enough.

Of course, and im the only one who doesnt like it. The developers who
said it sucks and that people shouldn't be using it are naturally in
favour of keeping them. Thank you for straitening this out!

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