2008/7/30 Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx>: > A while back during our second Linux wireless summit we thought about > the possibility of letting vendors choose a sticker depending upon the > type of support they had for Linux: > > http://wireless.kernel.org/CertificationIdeas > > I propose we consolidate to just stick to one logo/sticker: You > properly support Linux. > > What this means is your driver is in the kernel and if you have > firmware this would mean you also provide a friendly redistributable > license for the firmware. We could even put the name of the driver on > the sticker/logo. Thoughts? > > Luis We need a way to let users know what cards are supported in the linux kernel so -as John said in his presentation- that they can "vote with their money". I think we should start a wiki page ourselves assigning vendors and chipsets on the mentioned categories (best choice/ home user/ geek user). Not all vendors are interested in putting a sticker on their boxes and some vendors may even use these stickers to mislead users. That's why the whole process must include some kind of certification from our side. I guess a centralized wiki page should work, or if vendors want a more formal certification, we can have developers of the corresponding driver, sign of a text declaring that this card is "linux best choice" or something like that. -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
