Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 09:17:20 -0500
From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@kvack.org>
To: Dirk Steuwer <dirk@steuwer.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Runs with Linux (tm)
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On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 04:41:44PM +0000, Dirk Steuwer wrote:
> Yes, but there isn't and won't be much recognition - every company does 
> its own thing. And how many people buy online all the time? But even then, 
> a genery "runs with Linux" Logo would be great. If a company's product 
> is not certified, its not considered by Linux customers. 

This is something I've wanted to see for years now.  Linux distributions 
do not have the motivation to work out the hardware certification issues 
on the community level, as it interferes with their value add of branding.  
I have always wished that when I see hardware advertising Linux support 
that it has a meaning: open source, supportable drivers.  Maybe it's time 
to get such a project moving.

		-ben
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