Unmaintained code in the kernel is really bad due to possible vulnerabilities. If you want to keep it, it must be maintained.
This is up to the implementation of the DE 😀
Also on the phone you want probably listen to music, when it is locked.
Gnome plans to add some options like, if you want to use this feature at all or lock securely only after X time after screen is locked. But I think. the implementation hasn’t really started yet
For sure all DE will provide some options.
May s.b. will steal your laptop, when you are at lunch 😀
In general I’m with, but the standby current is really low, especially when writing the memory to disk…
When locking the screen. The running programs will freeze until you unlock it again.
One important benefit will be, that it discards the key when locking the screen (when integrated in the DE). So the drive is protected when you are not at your machine. The old mechanism only discards the key when restarting the computer. But who shuts his/hers laptop down…
Did you try FreeCAD 1.0 rc?
No, I don’t think so.
I guess, he is just busy selling…