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On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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).

That's the thing I'm saying forget about all the other categories and
just promote proper support. Otherwise your support is simply
handicapped for Linux.

  Luis
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