[1] Dropline GNOME was created to account for the shortcomings and to fill the void left by this decision.

Todd Kulesza, dropline GNOME's founder, has retired from further work on it.

Dropline GNOME is now being maintained by a small group of volunteers from around the world who build different parts of the system.

To ensure that users do not easily fall behind in package updates, Dropline GNOME includes a panel applet to notify users when new packages for their installed release are available for download.

Cases such as the PAM addition are not done without merit, however, as pam_console is an essential component in providing functional automount support via HAL, the GNOME Volume Manager, and other software.