[BadVista Advocate] GNU/Linux Hardware Configurations

[Ringo Kamens]

I'm not sure about this one, but I know system76 (system76.com) sells
ubuntu laptops. I'm assuming gnewsense would work on them but I'm not
positive.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 4/29/07, Wayne Moore <shroomling at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I was thinking that it might be very useful to have the site list some
> systems, laptops and/or desktop, configurations that will work with 100%
> free software.  The problem I often run into is that many people want to run
> GNU/Linux but are afraid that some of the hardware they choose might not
> work.  For example, for someone wanting to buy a new machine, it would be
> great to say go buy one of these [on the list], and your video card / webcam
> / etc, will just work.  Does anyone know of any vendor's prebuilt systems (
> e.g. Dell / HP / IBM) that would work?  Otherwise, a list of components to
> build your own desktops would be a good start.
>
> I stress that these must work with _only_ free software, as there are many
> hardware configurations out there that would work well, but _only_ with
> non-free parts, drivers / firmware / etc.
>
> Just a thought, this is something that in my experience has hindered people
> adopting GNU/Linux as an OS.  These are people that are in fact willing to
> try it out, but want to be sure they're not getting hardware that they
> cannot use - which eventually drives them back to a proprietary OS.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Wayne
>
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