Re: Announcing LHCP - Linux Hardware Compatibility Project

[Phil Knirsch <pknirsch redhat com>]

Benny Amorsen wrote:
> > > > > > "RH" == Richard Hughes <hughsient gmail com> writes:
>
> RH> On Thu, 2007-02-01 at 01:21 +0100, Enrico Scholz wrote:
> > >  'suspend-to-disk' and 'suspend-to-ram' are much more descriptives
> > > names and more consistent with rest of system (/sys/power/state).
>
> RH> And how many joe-average Linux users know what the contents of
> RH> /sys/power/state is? Also, my girlfriend has no concept of what
> RH> "ram" is, and why it should be faster than "disk".
>
> RH> She does understand the speed difference between suspend and
> RH> hibernate.
>
> I don't think I'll ever be able to remember which of suspend and
> hibernate means suspend-to-disk. Perhaps its easier for native English
> speakers, or perhaps I need my brain fixed.
>
>
> /Benny

Hm, i've talked also with a few other folks here and maybe a short 
description would help a lot. Or do something like:

  Hibernate (suspend to memory)

and

  Suspend (suspend to harddisk)

although the later really looks wierd as suspend is used twice there. 
I'll try a few things and see what looks best, probably dicing up the 
description.

Read ya, Phil

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