[NBLUG/talk] Is this funny?

gandalf at sonic.net gandalf at sonic.net
Wed Nov 25 15:20:24 PST 2015


It actually gives you these options but Logout and Shutdown both just 
log you out. However if you use Shutdown from the console it really does 
it which actually surprised me once.

On 2015-11-25 14:37, Steve S. wrote:
> Funny, yes; maybe sad, too.  BUT, recall that many of these systems
> require complex, software-driven "orderly shutdowns" and can
> potentially be harmed by a hardware-based power-off.
> 
> I actually blame the system-dev and/or UI-design team(s), who should
> have offered (at least these) explicit choices:
>  - Screenlock (do not logout, keep all programs running)
>  - Logout (close user-programs, do not shut down)
>  - Shutdown (close user programs, close GUI, close OS, power off)
> 
> 
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 1:09 PM,  <gandalf at sonic.net> wrote:
>> In a leaving survey. These are Linux thin client Ubuntu systems. 
>> Perhaps I'm
>> reading too much into this, as if you do select shutdown from the menu 
>> it
>> just goes to a logon screen.
>> 
>> "I wish I could turn off my desk computer, in order to save energy - 
>> but I
>> did not find how to do so."
>> 
>> Ummm, the power button?
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