[clug] Ubuntu 9.04 Question

[Owen]

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:24:31 +1000
David Schoen <neerolyte at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2009/6/18 Chris Smart <mail at christophersmart.com>:
> > 2009/6/18 Dave Upton <dave.upton at y7mail.com>:
> >> Is there a reason why when shutting 9.04 down it has a 60 second
> >> timer?
> > Sounded good at the time?
> 
> Just a guess, but probably because Mac OS X does it.
> 
> Why does Mac OS X do it? (Again just a guess) because sometimes you
> hit the wrong menu item and it's nice to have a cancel option, but for
> those who just want to hit shutdown and walk away you still can, it'll
> just sit there counting down for 60 seconds.


In my case, invoking shutdown immediately causes a memory recall of
something that I had forgotten to do.

I actually am quite happy with that facility.



Owen