HAL FDI matched Buttons

[David Zeuthen]

Hi Stefan,

So I don't think we disagree much what should and shouldn't be in HAL. 

On Tue, 2005-11-29 at 21:39 +0100, Stefan Seyfried wrote:
> and you can trivially write a 100-line python applet to dock in your
> > panel or make Konqi or Nautilus use this to e.g. selectively suspend
> an
> > external hard disk through the context menu (but even this I
> consider a
> > geek feature but again I want to be reasonable).
> 
> Harddisk spindown is the one thing that really does nothing good ;-)

No disagreement here

> > (note that the kernel should/will suspend the external hard disk
> when
> > not used too, but this is distinctly different from "selective
> > suspend").
> 
> Show me an external harddrive (USB/Firewire) that will suspend at all.

I can't. Which makes the discussion moot. However, lots of other
hardware can suspend.

> > I refuse to design my software in a particular way just because the
> > Slashdot Peanut Gallery tells me too.
> 
> Ok, you like to insult and resort to name calling, thats fine with me.
> 

I was referring to the set of users you said wanted complete control of
knobs. To me 95% of these users is the typical slashdot geek.

Sorry if you thought it was targeted at you; that wasn't my intention at
all.

> > FWIW, I consider Windows to have
> > too many crazy options but that is another story :-)
> 
> Since the mailing list is apparently censored anyway you are probably
> not too interested in cooperation.

eh, I'm not sure why your mails are not coming through but I will look
into it. The admin on the box hosting this list isn't exactly easy to
reach as you may know.

Cheers,
David