• The beginning
• Optimus appears
• The initial impact of Optimus based hardware with Linux
• Prime: The first project to begin bringing support for Optimus under Linux
• A stop-gap workaround arrives for Linux end users
• The schism
• A new start
• The rebirth
• A floating support of power management
• Return of the Power Management
• And born again
• An end to the story ?
• Afterword
• Acknowledgements