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[Faldegast <1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi again
> 
> The point i was trying to make is that hardware does not neatly fall into 1 of 
> the 2 categories
> 
> category 1 being "supported" and 
> category 2 being unsupported
> 
> There are questions about firmware or hardwiring and then drivers that have 
> restricted functionality because some or all of the stuff normally done by a 
> driver might be hard-wired such that an apparent OpenSource driver may still 
> leave one bit of hardware just as effectively ClosedSource because of lack of 
> access to the useful bits without physically replacing part of the hardware.  
> Even ignoring such stuff that is beyond my understanding and keeping it to 
> OpenSource drivers vs ClosedSource (and never updated) that still leaves us with 
> 3 categories
> 
> 1. Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware manufacturer
> 2. Supported but drivers might be proprietary or functionality not quite 
> completely there yet
> 3. Unusable in linux, or perhaps just extremely limited functionality (or 
> unknown)
This can still be 1. Supported and 2. Not officially supported. The second one includes your second and third category.
 
> Perhaps Tux or the Ubuntu logo could be in an appropriate colour or have an 
> appropriately coloured background or have a circle around it or a tick beside it 
> or something to distinguish between how well the hardware works in linux.
> Regards from
> Tom :)

Linux is a trademark and should only be put on boxes for hardware that
is "Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware
manufacturer". That is what i mean with "certified" hardware. Also i
would prefer a certification process that makes sure that everything
actually works with the open driver. When i look at the shelf of the
store i want clear non-confusing branding that clearly shows that his
thing is for for my Linux box.

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