On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 01:38:26PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > My biggest itch in our free software world is drivers. > > I guess that Microsoft has a standard submission process whereby third > party hardware manufacturers submit product ids, name strings, and > possibly drivers, for default inclusion in eg. WindowsXP. > > I read somewhere recently that Knoppix has a "hardware information > submission page" or something, and I know there is linux-printing.org. Have you seen "Mandrakelinux hardware support" ? http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/hardware.php3 > My question: > > Does it make sense to set up a centralized website/ DB where hardware > manufacturers and individuals can submid hardware info, and that is > widely advertised to hardware companies around the globe? Yes, it does. I'm not sure if it makes sense to have it distribution-independent. End-users want to see which hardware is supported by their operating system (the current release, not the development release) My 2c. Javier
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