--- Robert Vogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On principle, I'm considering attempting to build a free (as in
> Stallman
> freedom) desktop computer.
>
> Would the Traversal graphics board work with this configuration ?
>
> The GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 [1] is the first-ever desktop motherboard
> supported by a Free & Open Source BIOS, thanks to AMD engineer
> Yinghai
> Lu who released GPL-licensed code last month. This state-of-the-art
> motherboard is based on the NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI chipset and AMD's
> latest Socket AM2.
>
> Reasons for doing it are at:
>
> http://www.freeappliances.org/
>
> Is anyone else interested in a project of this type ?
I think there is a need in the market for a retailer that specializes
in selling hardware that is fully supported by Free/Open Source
software. Some of the products would include:
Desktop:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 (supported by LinuxBIOS)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128014
Graphics card: OpenGraphics
http://www.traversaltech.com/
Wireless Internet: RaLink (GPL'ed drivers, no binary firmware)
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/
Media Center:
Same as the above desktop, except add a pcHDTV 5500 card for viewing
and recording digital (ATSC) and analog (NTSC) TV programs with
MythTV.
http://www.pchdtv.com/
http://www.mythtv.org/
Mac-Mini alternative:
Motherboard: Epia-MII or Epia-ML Mini-ITX (both supported by
LinuxBIOS)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813181012
http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/mainboards/motherboards.jsp?motherboard_id=301
Graphics card: OpenGraphics
Wireless Internet: RaLink (GPL'ed drivers, no binary firmware)
Servers:
Motherboard: MSI K9ND Master Series (supported by LinuxBIOS)
http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1034&maincat_no=133
Graphics card: OpenGraphics
Wireless Internet: RaLink (GPL'ed drivers, no binary firmware)
Portable media player: Neuros (although it needs closed-source
drivers)
Laptops:
System76 has a good selection, but they don't care about open-source
drivers, as evident from the fact that they sells laptops with NVIDIA
graphics and Intel 3945ABG wireless cards that require a userspace
binary blob.
One thing I'm not sure about is webcams - which manufacturer is the
most FOSS-friendly?
Vlad
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