Comment 16 for bug 315865

(In reply to comment #6)
> > However, I think it would also help to put a timeout on the dialog.
>
> I disagree.... Assuming the individual is tired or pressured to get to work,
> that individual would be prone to forget that he has something important
> running in a console and if not shutdown properly could screw things up.
>
> If a person does not specifically say go ahead and shutdown the console or
> click on a check box that says always shutdown / restart, the default behaviour
> should be to ask and stay on that dialogue box until answered.

That is a valid point; there is certainly more to this problem than I imagined. However, I still beg to differ. For one thing, we already have a timeout on startup in Grub. So this is not a novel concept.

There is also the problem of SW/HW. Computers that run important SW are rarely turned off, and most likely not from the GUI; so most likely we are talking about home computers. And in such a case, SW is not such a big deal; but the HW is real. A running computer costs money, consumes electricity unnecessarily and therefore puts a burden on the environment. It can also be dangerous if the user puts it in a bag, thinking it's turned off, while it just gets hotter and hotter inside without proper ventillation.

But anyway, any solution that prevents me for leaving my computer on for a whole day/night accidentally is OK for me.