Re: Announcing LHCP - Linux Hardware Compatibility Project

[Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet amorsen dk>]

>>>>> "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