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add a security note on the reliability of xss-lock (which I experienced not to be very reliable)

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@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -p /general/LockCommand -s "[command to start your
Set an empty command to disable them.
**Important Note**:
`xss-lock` continually requests a timeout (the one set via `xset s`) from the X server and if that timeout is hit,
it executes `xflock4`, which in turn executes your screenlocker.
However any bug in `xss-lock` (e.g. [this one](https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/64771) or possibly even just a X server disconnect),
may cause that trigger to _not_ happen. I.e. do **not** rely on that trigger for anything sensible, but use a keyboard screenlocker
hotkey instead!
## Physlock
[physlock](https://github.com/muennich/physlock) is an interesting screenlocker alternative as it simply uses the