Re: GNOME 3.1.90 beta released!

> See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=657496
> 
> I hope we get some hardware that's a bit more advanced than this 1990's
> behaviour in the future.

Unlikely. Users like a way to get their system back into sane order.
Another reason a software option to power off is useful - it cleans up
any crap, leaks etc.

In a perfect world it isn't needed, but in this particular one it is.