LaptopSupportAndPowerManagement

[Jeff Waugh]

<quote who="Jean Privat">

> On the wiki
> http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/LaptopSupportAndPowerManagement I read
> "Closing the lid should trigger suspend-to-RAM by default".
> I want to discuss about two points.
> 
> Why suspend-to-RAM when the laptop is on AC ? There is no power to save
> and the user or the computer may want to perform various tasks like
> downloading or computation.

> What is the developer position about this ?

Firstly: We should have good defaults for hoary.

Ultimately: Users should be able to define power management policy (ie. it
should be sanely configurable).

- Jeff

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