02.04.2011 16:09, intrigeri пишет:
> I must admit I don't really know what the DM's job is in Tails
> context, so I fail to see what parts shall be rewritten:
>
> - we don't need remote login (XDMCP et al.)
> - we don't need multi-user support
> - we don't need user/password input or authentication/PAM support
> either, only automated login.
>
> I therefore have the vague feeling Tails actually does not need any DM
> at all, hence the "no DM, only a tails-greeter X application"
> proposal. So... what would be the job accomplished by a DM (whichever
> it is) in Tails?
At the very least - to start xorg, pulseaudio and bunch of programs for user session,
set bunch of env variables, maybe handle accesibility.
Anyway - custom app (a.k.a "crippled dm" :) will have to do exactly the same as
tails-greeter plus something: thus it will be definitely bigger and harder to
maintain. Not worth trying in my opinion: port tails-greeter to changes in
dm<->greeter interface will be rare and easy task, maintaining "crippled dm" - is a
constant pain.
Overall - I've updated my proposal with subtasks, detailed schedule and some design
decisions.
Later on this update shall be moved to wiki page(s).
please take a look,
Max.
