[Bug 604635] Re: [Maverick] Have default settings be energy star 5.0 compliant

[Brent Fox]

So, if I could restate the request a bit:

Goal: To have Ubuntu be Energy Star Compliant.

Why?:  Some customer tenders are beginning to list Energy Star
Compliance as a requirement, therefore the OEMs must have an Energy Star
compliant OS in order to respond to these tenders.

Implementation Options:  
1)  Make Ubuntu's default settings comply with Energy Star requirements:
* Put display to Sleep within 15 minutes of user inactivity when on A/C
        - Currently this is set to 30 min. 
* Activate computer's Sleep mode within 30 minutes of user inactivity when on A/C.
        - Currently this is set to "never"

Cons:  These settings may not be a desirable default for the majority of
users


2)  Add a new option to Gnome Power Management to toggle both settings at once with a checkbox:  "Enable Energy Star Power Mode" or somesuch.  I'm guessing the best place for that toggle would be under the "General" tab instead of "On AC Power" or "On DC Power".

Cons:  Requires UI changes that would likely need to be pushed upsteam.
Also introduces new strings which would need to be translated.

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[Maverick] Have default settings be energy star 5.0 compliant
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604635
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