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Idea #25062: Support/Promote Opencore.

Written by anyedge the 6 Jun 10 at 03:44. Category: Hardware support. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
Hardware drivers for proprietary hardware has always been something of a sticky issue for Linux. Since there are several known computer distributors selling computers loaded with Ubuntu(Dell, System 76, Tesco, Sharp Corporation, etc.), it would be great if these computers could be certified on open source hardware. You can find more info here: http://opencores.org/.

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Solution #1: Assist the Opencore Project.
Written by anyedge the 6 Jun 10 at 03:44.
Assign a developer to assist the Opencore project. The more computers Ubuntu can have certified, the easier it will be to write drivers and the more satisfied customers there will be.
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Solution #2: Promote the Opencore Project.
Written by anyedge the 6 Jun 10 at 03:50.
Provide a link to the Opencore project on the Ubuntu website. This will help bring more attention to the Opencore project.
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Solution #3: The open core project
Written by markhobley the 12 Jun 10 at 15:26.
I maintain a hardware list here, but to date, I have not formally approved any specific hardware type (except some old printers and VGA cards).

Has the open core project actually got a list of hardware that is certified to work with open source software? Or am I misunderstanding the purpose of open core?

I provided a lot of information to the Linux Incompatibility list, but unfortunately, this site has just gone up for sale. I hope this is not the end of the list.

http://www.leenooks.com/

I would love to see a successful open source compatible hardware certification scheme.

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