Many (most) of you are well aware of the need and benefits of Free
Software / Open Source software. Linux isn't just about saving bucks.
There's a new resource to help keep tabs on how nicely vendors are
playing in the Free/Open world. Check out
http://www.vendorwatch.org/ to
see who's helping and who's hurting Free Software.
This is very new, but it's a great idea that could help all of us in
several ways:
1. Know what hardware has specs released. This mean community supported
drivers. This means the hardware works for you! This means the vendor
"gets it" and wants *your* business.
2. Know which vendors to avoid, due to blob-only drivers or vendor
supplied "open source" drivers full of magic numbers.
3. Coordinate efforts to let vendors know what we expect of them before
we'll purchase their hardware.
--
Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group
dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/
http://www.stilyagin.com/ |
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