[BadVista Advocate] GNU/Linux Hardware Configurations

[Wayne Moore]

On 29/04/07, Morten Juhl Johansen <mjj at syntaktisk.dk> wrote:
>
> 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


I am aware of that list, thanks.  While that does help when shopping for
components to build your own system, I think it would be very useful to know
if there are any "off-the-shelf" systems that the big (or small) hardware
vendors sell, that would work with 100% free software - this would help
those that cannot build their own systems.
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