The question asked is why the user needs so many options. Since Ubuntu is all about making Linux easy and fun, perhaps it is a good candidate distribution to implement such a change. I don't think it is necessary to reduce it down to a single logout option, but the last three that he mentions seems to be a nice balance. Certainly the computer could hibernate from sleep mode after some time has past by.
It may also be worth considering the points that Joel Spolsky raises in his Joel on Software entry entitied "Choices = Headaches"
http:// www.joelonsoftw are.com/ items/2006/ 11/21.html
The question asked is why the user needs so many options. Since Ubuntu is all about making Linux easy and fun, perhaps it is a good candidate distribution to implement such a change. I don't think it is necessary to reduce it down to a single logout option, but the last three that he mentions seems to be a nice balance. Certainly the computer could hibernate from sleep mode after some time has past by.