On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:34:20 +0100 Julien Lavergne <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > For now, we have LXDM as display manager, but I would like to try > lightDM for this cycle. > > lightDM have several advantages : > - It's cross-platform, means other desktops may use it and support it. > - It'll proposed for inclusion is Ubuntu in natty+1, and if it succeed, > it means also more support. > > Support is important for this piece of software, because it's more > complex than a standard desktop application. It's also important to have > testers because it needs to deal with many different configurations and > situations. > > Another advantage : lightDM doesn't depends directly on GNOME component, > only the greeter (the login screen) who use have those depends. And > there is already a greeter which is similar to the LXDM one (thanks > PCMan :)) > > You can read more on lightDM on the homepage [1] or on the blog of the > author [2]. You can also see the blueprint for inclusion in standard > Ubuntu [3]. > > Also, I already plan to continue to maintain LXDM, so if lightDM is not > ready for 11.04, we will have the possibility to switch back to LXDM. > > A version to test it in a real installation will be available in the > Lubuntu Desktop PPA in several days. > LightDM seems promising and I think that, if it is ready, would be a good option. I would have to try it to give a proper response. -- Steve Cook (Yorvyk) http://lubuntu.net _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-desktop More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
