Re: Shadow password issues
> > > Stephen E. - will you be able to recompile xbase to add
> > > shadow support to xdm?
> >
> > Stephen hasn't answered for quite some time. I did upload
> > a shadow-aware version of his xtrlock package. I remember
> > someone else working on fixing the outstanding bug reports
> > in X.
Sorry - I have been very busy recently, and have only been
skim-reading debian-devel.
> I do not think we should do a major recompile of the old X stuff.
> XFree86 3.2 offers a lot of new functionality, much better
> programs for Server setup and has a lot of bugs fixed.
XFree86 3.2 has not yet been released, has it? I'm sure I would have
spotted the announcement.
If it has, please let me know.
> I know that a move towards 3.2 will probably make a lot of work, as
> several things changed. If we decide to use 3.2 for the next release
> (as I think we should), it will mean the release will be at least two or
> three weeks later than it would be without the new X stuff.
>
> Furthermore I do not know whether Stephen currently has the time to do
> this work.
Once XFree86 3.2 is released I will spend a weekend Debianising it and
fixing the outstanding bugs with the X packages.
Steve Early
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