diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index df27bfe..2a274f1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -139,3 +139,14 @@ It doesn't take user-intent into account, doesn't have a D-Bus interface and seems to want to work automatically by monitoring the CPU usage, which kind of goes against a user's wishes as a user might still want to conserve as much energy as possible under high-CPU usage. + +### [slimbookbattery](https://launchpad.net/~slimbook) +This is **not** free software (*Source code available but not modifiable +without express authorization.*). The application does a lot of things in +addition to the "3 profiles" selection: +- replaces part of the suspend mechanism with its own hybrid sleep implementation + (systemd already implements one) +- implements charging limits for batteries +- implements some power saving tricks, which could also be implemented +A lot of those power-saving tricks could be analysed and used, but we +obviously can't rely on "source available" software for our free desktops.