Les Mikesell (lesmikesell(a)gmail.com) said:
As an admin you likely have the option of ssh'ing in from a
different
machine in case the console hardware is broken.
And as a distro developer, we can do things like disable all
gettys by default, catch VT switch events with ConsoleKit, fire off events,
and start mingetty on demand.
(Well, not quite yet with upstart. But that really seems to be the
logical answer.)
Bill