CPU Frequency Scaling

[Thomas M Steenholdt]

David Zeuthen wrote:
> Making e.g. g-p-m run when no-one is logged in solves a *bunch* of other
> problems; sorry if granting you these capabilities (that you didn't have
> earlier btw) as a system administrator causes you so much pain, e.g.
> that you can't hand-edit a bloody file in /etc using vi or emacs (but
> you will be able to run command tools as I mentioned in the other mail
> to tweak things). 

One of the real strengths of *nixes is that we're immediately able to 
make use of *every* feature of a daemon for example. I'd really hate to 
see us going where windows is today, where all configurations are done 
via a specially designed tool, specialized to do only that job.

1) The feature you want to use HAS to be available through the 
config-tool, which is bad. A lot of daemons etc has so many options that 
it would be impossible to add the all to a user-friendly config tool.

2) If you want/need to take advantage of a new feature, you'll have to 
wait for development of the feature you need in the daemon AND in the 
config-tool. Development of the config tools can be ignored or postponed 
if the config files are human editable files.

I've never really been a big fan of the gconf/win-registry thing. I 
really think we should avoid pushing it beyond the desktop.

We need to remember what makes *nix so powerful and work hard to avoid 
losing those strengths.

I'm not saying that config tools or GUIs are all bad, but I really don't 
think we should tie things up so tightly.

just my .5 cents.

/Thomas