On Jun 15, 4:23 pm, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > rusi <rustompm...@gmail.com> writes: > > On Jun 15, 5:16 am, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > > > Is a web browser a “typical desktop app”? A filesystem browser? An > > > instant messenger? A file transfer application? A podcatcher? All of > > > those typically run for months at a time on my desktop. > > > > Any memory leak in any of those is going to cause trouble, please > > > hunt them all down with fire and exterminate with prejudice. > > > Oh well -- I guess I am an old geezer who shuts my machine when I am > > done! > > As do I. And when I power on the machine, it resumes exactly where it > left off: with the exact same contents of memory as when I pressed the > Suspend button. > > That is, the memory leak will continue to accumulate as the run time of > the process continues. > > > Yeah I know -- not so good for the disk though its good for the > > planet! > > You can have both: a continuous session, and stop consuming power while > not using your machine.
Suspend is low-power, hibernate is 0-power http://www.unixmen.com/suspend-vs-hibernate-in-linux-what-is-the-difference/ And I keep having some issues with hibernate -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
