Return-path: Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com ([209.85.200.171]:46327 "EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752728AbYGaN5L (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:57:11 -0400 Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 27so758920wfd.4 for ; Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:57:11 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <40f31dec0807310657l36b052bfu510415d50c14718d@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20080731_155714_307962_8ED394B5) Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:57:11 +0300 From: "Nick Kossifidis" To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: Re: Vendor support stickers for devices supported under Linux wireless Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <43e72e890807301327j54be2453r836964c708d75458@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 References: <43e72e890807301327j54be2453r836964c708d75458@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2008/7/30 Luis R. Rodriguez : > A while back during our second Linux wireless summit we thought about > the possibility of letting vendors choose a sticker depending upon the > type of support they had for Linux: > > http://wireless.kernel.org/CertificationIdeas > > I propose we consolidate to just stick to one logo/sticker: You > properly support Linux. > > What this means is your driver is in the kernel and if you have > firmware this would mean you also provide a friendly redistributable > license for the firmware. We could even put the name of the driver on > the sticker/logo. Thoughts? > > Luis We need a way to let users know what cards are supported in the linux kernel so -as John said in his presentation- that they can "vote with their money". I think we should start a wiki page ourselves assigning vendors and chipsets on the mentioned categories (best choice/ home user/ geek user). Not all vendors are interested in putting a sticker on their boxes and some vendors may even use these stickers to mislead users. That's why the whole process must include some kind of certification from our side. I guess a centralized wiki page should work, or if vendors want a more formal certification, we can have developers of the corresponding driver, sign of a text declaring that this card is "linux best choice" or something like that. -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick