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diff --git a/x11/xdm/DESCR b/x11/xdm/DESCR index 3b7b1e41ab1..77c425fd12b 100644 --- a/x11/xdm/DESCR +++ b/x11/xdm/DESCR @@ -1,6 +1,4 @@ -Xdm manages a collection of X displays, which may be on the local host -or remote servers. The design of xdm was guided by the needs of X ter- -minals as well as The Open Group standard XDMCP, the X Display Manager -Control Protocol. Xdm provides services similar to those provided by -init, getty and login on character terminals: prompting for login name -and password, authenticating the user, and running a ``session.'' +xdm is the classic X11 Display Manager, using the Athena Widgets +toolkit. While it lacks in support for accessibility, +internationalization, or other modern features, it is still used +in some sites for historical reasons. |