Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751420AbVLGTLY (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:11:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751234AbVLGTLY (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:11:24 -0500 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:55213 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751420AbVLGTLX (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Dec 2005 14:11:23 -0500 Subject: Re: Runs with Linux (tm) From: Lee Revell To: Benjamin LaHaise Cc: Dirk Steuwer , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20051207141720.GA533@kvack.org> References: <1133779953.9356.9.camel@laptopd505.fenrus.org> <20051205121851.GC2838@holomorphy.com> <20051206011844.GO28539@opteron.random> <43944F42.2070207@didntduck.org> <20051206104652.GB3354@favonius> <20051207141720.GA533@kvack.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:12:20 -0500 Message-Id: <1133982741.17901.32.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1299 Lines: 27 On Wed, 2005-12-07 at 09:17 -0500, Benjamin LaHaise wrote: > 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. If even some "Linux-friendly" hardware manufacturers barely cooperate with the Linux comminuty now what makes you think this would work? Christ, some vendors don't bother to get their Windows drivers certified. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/