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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/simple-scan/+bug/1245678
MASTER: autosaves hang Simple Scan repeatedly on Ubuntu 13.10 

Angelos Sfakianakis (angelos-sfakianakis-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2013-10-28: 	#1
OK, I think I now have some more information on the Bug. It has to do with Hard Disk usage. For some peculiar reason, Simple Scan writes autosaves all the time. I temporarily fixed it by making the directory `~/.config/simple-scan/autosaves` read only (using `chmod 555`) after deleting the 300MB autosave file it contained inside...
In order for the Bug to be fixed, the auto-saving feature has to be disabled. In my opinion, it is of no use and causes more problems than it solves.
PS: I noticed lately that Ubuntu (and Linux in general) is falling for the same trap Microsoft did when creating Windows Vista. It is simple: "Features that exhaust the Computer's resources are not needed; they make a good Operating System look like garbage..." :D




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