> Is there any benefit to NOT allowing users to configure this behaviour in the system configuration tools that ship with Ubuntu?
Here's a blog post about the issue from the point of view of a GNOME 3 developer: http://afaikblog.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/on-laptop-lids-and-power-settings/
Their reasoning for this change is: "The vast majority of people do not like lots of settings"
While I can understand that philosophy, the fact is that there ARE lots of settings available and GNOME 3 is just making them harder to get to.
> Is there any benefit to NOT allowing users to configure this behaviour in the system configuration tools that ship with Ubuntu?
Here's a blog post about the issue from the point of view of a GNOME 3 developer: http:// afaikblog. wordpress. com/2011/ 02/03/on- laptop- lids-and- power-settings/
Their reasoning for this change is: "The vast majority of people do not like lots of settings"
While I can understand that philosophy, the fact is that there ARE lots of settings available and GNOME 3 is just making them harder to get to.