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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Screensaver port ('The Matrix')
From:       Rivyn (Casey Shobe) <rivyn () mailandnews ! com>
Date:       2000-03-18 7:26:17
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On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, Martin R. Jones wrote:
> Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > 
> > Thorsten Westheider wrote:
> > >
> > > Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > Well, I did the port once long time ago (like 6-7 months) and I even
> > > > > > commited it. But then it turned out people didn't want it there. Reason?
> > > > > > Thanks to Martin Jones, KDE-2 supports excellently the native jwz (and
> > > > > > collab) screensaver hacks. So, it's just a matter of getting the original
> > > > > > installed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Oops? Already committed it, hoping it does not hit a nerve...
> > > > >
> > > > Well, in fact it does. Feel free to write to jwz ;)
> > > > What is the benefit of doubling code if installing xscreensaver gives you
> > > > even more?
> > >
> > > Uh, come on Stefan, what's KDE specific on the screen savers
> > > that are already in the repository? I've seen most of them
> > > when I was running fvwm quite some time ago (and some are still
> > > as ugly as they were then)...
> > 
> > Yes, that's true. We should remove even more instead of doubling even
> > more.
> 
> I have plans to remove all ported screensavers that have
> no additional features compared to the originals.  The
> screensavers I would like to remove are:
> 
> attraction
> bat
> bsod
> bouboule
> flame
> forest
> laser
> lissie
> pyro
> rock
> swarm

Please leave swarm - it is one of the greatest screensavers I've used - even
though I actually see it very very seldom, it's a great thing to have - I
hunted everywhere for a windows port a year ago and found a *very*
configureable black&white version...

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- Rivyn [ Casey Allen Shobe ]
- rivyn@mailandnews.com [ UIN: 1494523 ]

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