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The difference is
that unless you apply a flaky third hand patch to your kernel source code and recompile it, there is no hibernate or stand by in Linux. So of course there would be more excitement. I would be more excited, that's for sure.

I have gotten that flaky patch to work, but I wouldn't trust it on a laptop I rely on, at least not unless I carried an extra boot disk with me.

That's another "almost but not quite there" feature that's holding Linux back on the desktop (or more specifically, the laptop), and one that Linus Torvalds and his droogies need to personally get more involved in, seeing that this is a kernel issue and not a GUI issue.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 08/25/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Wake-on-LAN  Real World | 08/25/05
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.... "the computer will look off and sound off"  An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/25/05
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version  ronosmena | 08/25/05
I seem to remember the initial plan  Real World | 08/25/05
Finally catching up to OSX  ITGuy04 | 08/25/05
Open it and it's back in operation in 1-3 secs.  mrlinux | 08/25/05
Yes I am. Eneterouge 2004  ITGuy04 | 08/25/05
Read Post  mrlinux | 08/25/05
For computers with 24/7 cable or DSL  James Dean_z | 08/25/05
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TURN OFF, !%#$ YOU!  ComputerGuyCJ | 08/25/05
Now if Linux did this...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 08/25/05
Message has been deleted.  itanalyst | 08/25/05
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one more thing.  Dave P. | 08/25/05
The difference is  Michael Kelly | 08/25/05
Agreed  Real World | 08/25/05
Have you tried the WPA Supplicant?  Michael Kelly | 08/25/05
WPA Supplicant  Real World | 08/26/05
Message has been deleted.  none none | 08/25/05
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Perhaps YOUR implementation is safe  James Dean_z | 08/25/05
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Simple Solution  Otto_Delete | 08/25/05
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I guess you  IT Scion | 08/25/05
Why not just on and off?  jorwell | 08/29/05

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