I have setup a wiki for this documentation: http://wiki.quintalivre.org/index.php?title=LinuxLibre Please contribute with all information you are able to discover about devices that are not yet supported by free firmware.
--Felipe Sanches PS: I have already found some nice info about ATM (network) devices. On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Felipe Sanches <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
