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From: frank@inua.be
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] how to lock cpu console
Date: Wed,  1 Sep 2010 20:24:20 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100901182420.GB25019@chiron.galaxy> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimwDG2-x2Rn-60ghtHXsFY18wD+O2hfVXkYWtMG@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Sep 01, 2010 at 01:44:46PM -0400, John Floren wrote:
> rio is such a minor thing to run on today's massive machines, I'm not
> sure I really see the problem in starting it on your cpu server
> anyway. I frequently set them up to launch into rio because:

- When a keyboard and a mouse are attached, rio without a window
  protects you a little bit from accidentally typing something
  meaningfull on the keyboard (I've got kids).

- The fine grey background almost looks like my favorite screensaver
  mode (blank). Of course, to wake up the monitor from time to time,
  you need to have a keyboard or mouse connected... oops;-)

--
Frank Lenaerts ---------------------------------------- frank@inua.be




  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-09-01 18:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-31 14:20 baux80
2010-08-31 14:31 ` Robert Raschke
2010-08-31 14:55 ` John Floren
2010-08-31 15:04   ` erik quanstrom
2010-08-31 15:25     ` David Leimbach
2010-08-31 15:25     ` Skip Tavakkolian
2010-08-31 18:18       ` Francisco J Ballesteros
2010-08-31 19:54         ` andrey mirtchovski
2010-08-31 20:45       ` Skip Tavakkolian
2010-09-01  4:21         ` Federico G. Benavento
2010-09-01  4:44           ` John Floren
2010-09-01 15:11           ` erik quanstrom
2010-09-01 16:57             ` Federico G. Benavento
2010-09-01 17:22               ` erik quanstrom
2010-09-01 17:44                 ` John Floren
2010-09-01 18:14                   ` erik quanstrom
2010-09-01 18:31                     ` John Floren
2010-09-01 18:51                       ` erik quanstrom
2010-09-01 19:41                         ` John Floren
2010-09-01 18:24                   ` frank [this message]
2010-09-01 17:56                 ` Federico G. Benavento
2010-09-01 10:09         ` baux80
2010-09-01 10:09         ` baux80 at gmail.com
2010-09-01  9:56     ` baux80
2010-09-01  9:56     ` baux80 at gmail.com
     [not found]     ` <E1Oqk2g-0003Ze-1W@gouda.swtch.com>
2010-09-01 19:14       ` Corey
2010-09-01 19:52         ` erik quanstrom
2010-09-01 20:23           ` Corey
2010-09-01  9:48   ` baux80
2010-09-01  9:48   ` baux80 at gmail.com
     [not found] <E1OqRh3-0005IS-Hi@gouda.swtch.com>
2010-08-31 14:29 ` erik quanstrom
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-08-31 14:20 baux80 at gmail.com

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