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		    GDM - GNOME DISPLAY MANAGER


The Gnome Display Manager is a re-implementation of the well known xdm
program. 

gdm 2.2 implements all significant features required for managing
local and remote displays.

gdm daemon:

 o X Authentication
 o Default and per-display initialization scripts
 o Pre and post session scripts
 o Pluggable Authentication Modules
 o XDMCP
 o TCP Wrappers for access control
 o Autologin for single user workstations

gdmlogin:

 o Logo image
 o Halt and reboot
 o Iconified login window
 o Session selection support
 o Language selection support
 o Face browser
 o Background program support
 o Xinerama support

gdmchooser:

 o Visual host browser 
 o Customizable icons


Most features can be turned on and off in the configuration file by
the sysadmin.

Availability:

   ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdm/


Please consult README.install for instructions on how to configure and
install gdm.

Report bugs in gdm2 at http://bugzilla.gnome.org under the product "gdm".
Or mail George <jirka@5z.com> with suggestions or other such things.

George
(based on original README by Martin K. Petersen)

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Note:

Since gdm3 is not done yet, I'm maintaining this version of gdm until
gdm3 is out and stable enough for use.  Send all patches for gdm2 to me
and not martin as he's working on gdm3, and is busy with other parts
of his life/work.

-George <jirka@5z.com>
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