>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ubuntu-mobile- >[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Zimmerman > >On Wed, Sep 19, 2007 at 11:20:49AM -0700, Levinson, Aaron N wrote: >> Hibernate would be great, but I'm not aware of hibernate functionality >> on Linux, only on Windows. Is hibernation planned for MIDs? > >What's unclear is whether the power and usage profiles of these devices >require hibernation: if standby draw is low enough, it shouldn't be >necessary.
There are various arguments that can be made for hibernation on MIDs. I think there will be some users that use their MIDs irregularly, perhaps once or twice per day. If there are, say, 12 hours between uses, then the standby draw and subsequent need to charge more often might be considered more inconvenient than hibernating and having to deal with a short reboot. One pattern could be that the device sleeps for an hour of inactivity and then hibernates after this hour has expired. Plus, there are green (environmental) implications to sleep vs. hibernate. More and more consumers are assigning a higher priority to green and energy-saving options when they purchase new products. Hibernation is a greener option than sleep, and if shutdown/hibernation are handled properly in hardware, there might be little or no power draw when the device is off. Aaron Levinson -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
