On Sat, 2011-06-18 at 09:59 -0400, Mike Holstein wrote: > here is the next meeting agenda if one of you would like to add this > issue there and come and get the wheels > turning https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudio/Meetings/2011July3 > > > i suppose the first logical question is, *can* we physically address > the CPU scaling issue, and it looks like its something that can be > implemented with a script. the other reason why maybe this > cant/shouldn't be done could be something to do with security or > something else i am unaware of. would one of you like to check on > this??
Security isn't an issue anymore, since policykit does make it secure. In the past there was the need for SUID and this was a security issue. OTOH even then SUID wasn't needed, asking for the password was a secure possibility. > the next question is *should* we do this. if the proposal is to set > CPU governor to performance out of the box, i disagree. we cant assume > that most folks using ubuntustudio are using it for audio production, > nor can we assume most folks using ubuntustudio for audio production > are using JACK. this does not mean im right, and that you cant push > for having the CPU governor set to performance out of the box. Sounds like a poll is needed. > i think a nice compromise would be a popup that asks the question > (like gerhard suggested). this would need to be something simple, and > something that does *not* look like there is a problem with the > machine. my only thoughts on that are, if im a new ubuntustudio user, > and a popup comes up talking about a CPU governor, am i going to know > what that means? am i going to think something is wrong or broken? +1 The popup could explain the reason why. -- Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel