> the screen content can be exposed. Consider for example the linked screenshot. That's funny, because the effect there is obviously intended, because, uh, it

> the screen content can be exposed. Consider for example the linked screenshot. That's funny, because the effect there is obviously intended, because, uh, it looks cool. > For a screen saver of the last millennium this was a suitable solution It's true that this particular effect was much more impressive in the 90s. Personally I use the 'blank' demo in xscreenaver. Which I guess I could replace with the script in TFA without noticing much. > Today users also expect the current time, battery state and many more information on the lock screen. We need to provide accessibility features which is not possible in XScreenSaver. I don't see why this is not possible with Xlib. Yes I have written Xlib code. Seems to be just an "omg xlib is so old" argument, and things being old does not by itself make them incorrect. > We need DBus integration > and logind integration Says who? I certainly don't need these.