[sf-lug] Linux on speed...

[John Lowry]

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Speed-stepping, I believe, is where one has a processor that will speed
and slow down depending on the demands placed on it, there by saving
power on a battery. Suspend to memory is just that. Whatever is
happening on the computer is recorded to just RAM and everything else in
the machine shuts down. A small trickle of power is going to RAM until
the computer is brought out of suspend mode.

jim stockford wrote:
> (swallowing hard...)
> 
> what is speed-stepping?
> 
> what is "suspending to memory"?
> 
> thanks for info.
> 
> 
> On Nov 2, 2006, at 7:34 AM, Andy Grimm wrote:
> 
>> The plan is something like 6-9 months, but it typically stays closer
>> to 6.  Like it or not, the main purpose of Fedora is to be a proving
>> ground for new stuff destined for Red Hat's enterprise releases, so
>> they want to release often.  They had to get FC6 out now because it's
>> essentially a public beta for RHEL5.  I don't really think there's any
>> way to be a Fedora user on the server side *except* in "legacy mode."
>>
>> FWIW, I'm running FC6 on my Dell D620 laptop.  It's not flawless, but
>> I carried over some configuration info from my previous OS (SLED 10),
>> and I think that may be te reason for a couple of little glitches
>> (evolution acting weird, strange font sizes, etc.).  On the bright
>> side, things like speed-stepping and suspending to memory are working
>> quite well, and istanbul (desktop recording to ogg video) is fun to
>> play with.
>>
>> Just my two cents.
>>
>> --Andy
>>
>> On 11/1/06, Tony <vze2jy85 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Way too fast. Whether I like it or not, I have become
>>> a legacy guy.
>>>
>>> --- vincent polite <vpolitewebsiteguy at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Geezz..I just read Fedora Core 6 is out. How fast
>>>> are they popping these suckers out?
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