https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439018
User robin.listas@telefonica.net added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439018#c26
--- Comment #26 from Carlos Robinson
Yes, it is a requirement. And now that more and more Desktop systems become capable of doing a suspend to RAM, it might become an issue. Maybe we should at least add it to the release notes?
If you're interested, please see http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/product_specs/program_reqs/Computer_Sp...: (3) Power Management Requirements
That spec is a requirement for machines, not software alone. You can not certify openSUSE for compliance in any case, even if included on any machine; and if bundled, only SLES or SLE is certifiable. The spec says, for example: User Information Requirement: In order to ensure that purchasers/users are properly informed on the benefits of power management, the manufacturer will include with each computer, one of the following: • Information on ENERGY STAR and the benefits of power management in either a hard copy or electronic copy of the user manual. This information should be near the front of the user guide; or • A package or box insert on ENERGY STAR and the benefits of power management. Either option must at least include the following information: • Notice that the computer has been shipped enabled for power management and what the time settings are; and • How to properly wake the computer from Sleep mode; All that information is missing. It also says: +++ Power Management Requirements Shipment Requirement: Products must be shipped with the display’s Sleep mode set to activate within 15 minutes of user inactivity. All products, except for desktop-derived servers which are exempt from this requirement, must be shipped with a Sleep mode which is set to activate within 30 minutes of user inactivity. Products may have more than one low power mode but these proposed criteria address Sleep mode as defined in this specification. Computers shall reduce the speed of any active 1 Gb/s Ethernet network links when transitioning to Sleep or Standby. ++- So, mine is a "desktop-derived servers" and therefore is exempt. I hope you propose to ad to yast a configuration during install so that users enter the classification of their machine so that the defaults configurations are modified to comply with above, ie, exempt servers. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.