On 2011 Jun 11 (Sat) at 15:00:10 +0000 (+0000), Christian Weisgerber wrote:
:Mark Kettenis <[email protected]> wrote:
:
:> Like I asked on icb, why do we need a knob for this at all?
:
:I don't need one. I'd be just as happy to simply rip out
:machdep.kbdreset where it's currently abused for that purpose.
:
:* If you press one of these soft power buttons a little bit longer,
: they typically shut off the power in hardware anyway.
:* Mischievous people can simply pull the cord.
:* If you run a kiosk application built into a wall, you don't expose a
: power button.
:
:That leaves "avoid shutdown by accidentally brushing against the
:button", but that isn't an issue in practice. Looking at pictures
:of the Ultra 5, I don't see how Miod could press that by accident.
:I once accidentally powered off my Blade 100 while leaning over it
:but I think that was with the power button shutdown disabled, so
:there.
:
:For the Zaurus, a knob may make sense, I don't know.
:
I have used this feature on a regular basis. Very useful when you want
to politely power off a system, but you don't have/don't want a login.
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