Would pausing the download be a better option? There are definitely cases when the system *needs* to be suspended (i.e. the battery is critically low) and keeping Firefox open to modify the file system might be harmful.
It might be better to implement either approach, then let the user configure whether he or she wants the download to continue or the system to suspend. -- Firefox should inhibit Gnome Power Manager from suspending due to inactivity when downloading https://launchpad.net/bugs/49254 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
