Return-path: Received: from venema.h4ckr.net ([217.24.1.135]:46598 "EHLO venema.h4ckr.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753875AbYHAI6P (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2008 04:58:15 -0400 Message-ID: <3659.194.45.26.221.1217581093.squirrel@webmail.madwifi.org> (sfid-20080801_105820_199944_49CFE8F6) In-Reply-To: <40f31dec0807310657l36b052bfu510415d50c14718d@mail.gmail.com> References: <43e72e890807301327j54be2453r836964c708d75458@mail.gmail.com> <40f31dec0807310657l36b052bfu510415d50c14718d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:58:13 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Vendor support stickers for devices supported under Linux wireless From: "Michael Renzmann" To: "Nick Kossifidis" Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi. Nick Kossifidis wrote: > 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. Which reminds me of a topic that has been some time ago: How about a "Linux Wireless Foundation"? Some kind of official entity that wireless vendors could talk to for Linux support, certification process for getting the logo, and so on. It could either be a simple contact for vendors (something they can talk to in order to get in contact with the Linux Wireless folks), or could be something like a round-table where the Linux wireless community and interested vendors are represented to coordinate with each other. A testbed run by this entity also comes to my mind. It could be used for compatibility tests in terms of the certification process, and to support driver developers by granting access to the testbed for development purposes. Bye, Mike