I'd like to start documenting the devices that require non-free firmware in Linux. It is intended as a way to foster the development of free firmwares for these devices by making information more easily accessible and better organized. Here is a proposal of template for wiki pages on that topic. --Felipe Sanches
=Reference at LinuxLibre log= (example: ATM_AMBASSADOR - Madge Ambassador, Collage PCI 155 Server drivers/atm/ambassador.c: disabled non-Free firmware-loading machinery drivers/atm/ambassador.c: removed blobs firmware/atmsar11.HEX: removed blobs firmware/Makefile: dropped firmware/atmsar11.fw ) =What is the purpose of the device?= (example: ATM Network card (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asynchronous_Transfer_Mode) ) =Who needs it?= (which computer models use this device or which niche users usually buy such peripherals?) =How critical it is to get free support for it?= (Is it a very popular device that requires us to prioritize efforts?) =What is(are) the processor architecture(s) of this device?= Unknown. =Who is working on a free firmware implementation?= Nobody. =Links to online documentation= (i.e. datasheets, developer's guides, official or non-official specifications, etc) =Where are the non-free firmware images made available?= (usually here we would want an url to the manufacturer's firmware download webpage) =What makes them non-free?= (describe clearly the specific reasons for it being considered non-free) *Source code is not available. =What else do we know about this device?= (any further info that might help the creation of free firmware for it) _______________________________________________ linux-libre mailing list [email protected] http://www.fsfla.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre
