> Hi again > > The point i was trying to make is that hardware does not neatly fall into 1 > of > the 2 categories > > category 1 being "supported" and > category 2 being unsupported > > There are questions about firmware or hardwiring and then drivers that have > restricted functionality because some or all of the stuff normally done by a > driver might be hard-wired such that an apparent OpenSource driver may still > leave one bit of hardware just as effectively ClosedSource because of lack of > access to the useful bits without physically replacing part of the hardware. > Even ignoring such stuff that is beyond my understanding and keeping it to > OpenSource drivers vs ClosedSource (and never updated) that still leaves us > with > 3 categories > > 1. Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware manufacturer > 2. Supported but drivers might be proprietary or functionality not quite > completely there yet > 3. Unusable in linux, or perhaps just extremely limited functionality (or > unknown) This can still be 1. Supported and 2. Not officially supported. The second one includes your second and third category. > Perhaps Tux or the Ubuntu logo could be in an appropriate colour or have an > appropriately coloured background or have a circle around it or a tick beside > it > or something to distinguish between how well the hardware works in linux. > Regards from > Tom :)
Linux is a trademark and should only be put on boxes for hardware that is "Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware manufacturer". That is what i mean with "certified" hardware. Also i would prefer a certification process that makes sure that everything actually works with the open driver. When i look at the shelf of the store i want clear non-confusing branding that clearly shows that his thing is for for my Linux box. -- Microsoft has a majority market share https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
