[BadVista Advocate] GNU/Linux Hardware Configurations

[Morten Juhl Johansen]

Wayne Moore 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

There is the list at http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw - is it not 
adequate? Do you suggest something more specific?

-mjjohansen