[Bug 688408] Review Request: xfce4-cpufreq-plugin - CPU frequency scaling plugin for the Xfce4 panel

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--- Comment #14 from Christoph Wickert <cwickert at fedoraproject.org> 2011-03-22 16:46:57 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #13)
> (In reply to comment #12)
> > * The plugin does not work with Fedora's default setup. Scaling is only allowed
> > for root or through PolicyKit, but the plugin doesn't support the latter. How
> > did you make the plugin work?
> 
> I missed that, I will work with upstream to add polkit support ASAP.

Thanks, but does the plugin work for you? I tried it and it didn't and as long
as it does not work, it shouldn't be in the repo.

> > * There usually is no need for changing frequencies or the governor, ondemand
> > will handle this best.
> 
> I don't agree, under certain conditions I want to force the cpu to use a
> certain frequency to keep my laptop cool.

I don't disagree, but we were told so by the kernel and power management
people.

> > Some notes on the package:
> > 1) The description is formatted a little strange
> 
> Define "strange".

The indented lines look strange, better use * as bullets or markdown (will give
you proper bullet points in packagekit)

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