From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267393AbUHVPJp (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:09:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267407AbUHVPJo (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:09:44 -0400 Received: from kludge.physics.uiowa.edu ([128.255.33.129]:2575 "EHLO kludge.physics.uiowa.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267393AbUHVPJa (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:09:30 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 10:08:55 -0500 From: Joseph Pingenot To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux Incompatibility List Message-ID: <20040822150855.GC7622@digitasaru.net> Reply-To: trelane@digitasaru.net Mail-Followup-To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <87r7q0th2n.fsf@dedasys.com> <1093173291.24341.40.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1093173291.24341.40.camel@localhost.localdomain> X-School: University of Iowa X-vi-or-emacs: vi *and* emacs! X-MSMail-Priority: High X-Priority: 1 (Highest) X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: X-MimeOLE: Not Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>From Alan Cox on Sunday, 22 August, 2004: >On Sad, 2004-08-21 at 20:41, David N. Welton wrote: >I think the "compatibility list" side is the more important. Trying to >punish non helpful products/vendors isn't as productive as helping stuff >that is Linux friendly. Definitely. It's great to know that Linux works with a device, since I know that I can buy it and actually *use* it. Double points if the *device* works with *linux*! That said, there are lots of devices out there that aren't listed in the compatibility list. I'd be nice to know if they *don't* work, since I won't feel tempted (if the price is right) to take it home and try it out. Although, as another point, it'd be nice to bring all of the various device compatibility lists together in one place, esp. for the HAL/D-BUS/Utopia system, so that they could potentially query the list over the net. Bonus points for a downloadable version for the distros! Also, a known-helpful vendor list would be great, as I would be much more inclined to buy stuff from vendors who support Linux (as opposed to Linux supporting them). It's important to me, and I like to put my money where my mouth is. :) In short, we should definitely work on maintaining a big device and vendor compatibility list ([butter]flies, honey, vinegar), but a known-bad/hostile list is also a nice thing to have, so that we can know to take our dollars elsewhere. -Joseph -- Joseph===============================================trelane@digitasaru.net Graduate Student in Physics, Freelance Free Software Developer