On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 11:42:08PM -0700, der.hans wrote:
> Am 29. Mar, 2007 schw?tzte Darrin Chandler so:
>
> >Not all that long ago, the same was true for wifi. A big push was made
> >for docs and all the big USA companies refused. Several companies from
> >Taiwan complied happily and gave over good enough docs to write solid
> >drivers. It's possible to do the same with video.
>
> What are the current resources for finding out which companies are
> producing hardware and providing Free Software support?
>
> A client is talking about moving a dozen desktops to GNU/Linux, I'd love
> to make sure all the hardware he gets has Free Software support.
>
> He's a Dell customer now, so maybe their new program will work well for
> him, but he's open to working with another vendor after losing patience
> waiting for Dell to step up to the plate.
It's by no means comprehensive, but there's
www.vendorwatch.org. It's
focused more on components than major OEMs like Dell.
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