Fwd: Is disabling ctrl-alt-backspace really such a good idea?

[Remco]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> This discussion is hardly relevant anymore. I agree the popup
> explaining what the user is about to do would be a nice alternative,
> but this is also a completely adequate solution.
> I'm sure any patches for that alternative would have a good, warm and
> fulfilling life.

Except that popups don't work on a severely overloaded system.

> to use the kernel-level Alt SysRQ K instead.

> While you're at it, get a different video driver.

> SysRQ doesn't work or don't have the key? That's a bug in the kernel.

> Would be sensible if

Would all be really cool, but that's not the current situation. First
solve those.

Remco