Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2015-01-13 Thread Micah Lee
On 01/12/2015 03:58 PM, Klaus Knopper wrote: Also, screen locking makes only sense if there is the apparent possibility that someone else has physical access to the computer while the user is not paying attention. Why would I lock the screen if I'm the only one using the computer in a safe

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2015-01-13 Thread Klaus Knopper
Hello Sajolida, On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 02:03:15PM +, sajolida wrote: Hi, I'm part of the people working on Tails, a live distribution that aims at preserving privacy and anonymity: https://tails.boum.org/. Tails is currently lacking a screen locker and this has been a frequent feature

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2015-01-12 Thread sajolida
sajolida: Hi, Gentle ping regarding what follows as we haven't heard back from your distribution. Does this seems like an interesting solution for you? Would you install such a package if it was available in Debian? Would you put effort in developing or maintaining it? I'm part of the people

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2015-01-01 Thread sajolida
Ed Dixon: Hi, Hi, which project are you from? I have been using the xtrlock package which allows the screen to still be viewed while locked to good effect in classroom situations. It takes the current users password by default. I may be missing something here but as far as I am aware all

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2015-01-01 Thread Ed Dixon
Hi, I have a project called ediX which is just a minimized Debian for educational hosting. It is always under heavy redesign but especially so right now with all of the changes to the Debian Jessie. I recently took down the web site in order to move it the project to The Foundation for Learning

[Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2014-12-31 Thread sajolida
Hi, I'm part of the people working on Tails, a live distribution that aims at preserving privacy and anonymity: https://tails.boum.org/. Tails is currently lacking a screen locker and this has been a frequent feature request. See https://labs.riseup.net/code/issues/5684. For example, as Tails is

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2014-12-31 Thread Tobias Frei
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi sajolida, I love this idea and have always been looking for exactly such a solution. On Tails, I am currently using xlock with a custom administrator password; here on my Ubuntu PC, xlock does not even seem to be an existing package. It would

Re: [Tails-dev] Shared screen locking solution for live distributions in Debian

2014-12-31 Thread Ed Dixon
Hi, I have been using the xtrlock package which allows the screen to still be viewed while locked to good effect in classroom situations. It takes the current users password by default. I may be missing something here but as far as I am aware all current Debian screen locking mechanisms fill this