> I want to propose a project called "suspend/resume" > in the laptop > community. This is distinct from the Power > Management proposal, because > Power Management is kind of an umbella project with > status displays, > battery management, etc. Suspend/resume is a big > enough project that it > needs to have its own project. > > Thanks. > > -- Garrett > ___________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org
Couldn't have agreed more. In Hawaii, we are paying about 25 cents per KWH (don't laugh, it will only be a matter of time b/f this number becomes a norm on the mainland). I have a Solaris DTR (desktop replacement) laptop in my kitchen which is always on. It draws about 28 Watts during idle (which is very good compared with about 44 Watts for Linux and Windows Vista). Not having a suspend/resume capability, I am wasting at least 15 cents per day, or about $4.50 a month and $54 a year. This is not a trivial amount. For regular desktops, the extra utility cost could run into a couple of hundred dollars a year. For those who are intending to use Solaris as the primary desktop OS, a competent suspend/resume capability is critically important. In fact, Solaris will not (and perhaps should not) be considered as a suitable desktop OS without a working suspend/resume. We will be more than happy to test your suspend/resume code whenever it becomes available. This message posted from opensolaris.org
