** Description changed:

+ The desktop environments would help saving energy, if their shutdown
+ dialogs could by default provide the option (button/checkbox) to
+ schedule a restart.
+ 
  Linux provides a simple way to schedule a restart event that is
  particularly usefull in conjuction with initiating or scheduling a
  shutdown or suspend.
  
  rtcwake -m on -s <seconds-util-start-event>
  
  Howerever, just as the shutdown command it requires root privileges.
+ Thus the need for a similar consolekit support.
  
  The particular command given in the example above avoids that rtcwake does 
any switching into another power state (mode -m stays on).
- This allows that the power state fully handled by the regular installed power 
managment (userspace) tools, which is often more stable than the pure 
kernel/rtcwake, especially on resume.
+ This allows that all power state switching is still contolled by whatever  
power management (userspace) tools are installed, which may often be more 
stable than the pure kernel/rtcwake method, especially on resume.
  
- To test it, just schedule a wake event, then do a regular
- shutdown/suspend. Later, the real time clock will trigger the scheduled
- power up event and the machine comes back up.
+ To test it, just schedule a wake event like above as root, then do a
+ regular shutdown/suspend. Wait, and watch how the real time clock
+ triggers the scheduled power up event and the machine comes back up.

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