From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 26 16:57:14 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E7CA16A606 for ; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:57:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from puffy.asicommunications.com (puffy.asicommunications.com [216.9.200.37]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8F4543D5A for ; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:56:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dwc@stilyagin.com) Received: from jeeves.stilyagin.local (reserved-216-9-200-69.asicommunications.com [216.9.200.69] (may be forged)) by puffy.asicommunications.com (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k6QGuwuX028490 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-DSS-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:56:58 -0700 (MST) Received: (from dwc@localhost) by jeeves.stilyagin.local (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k6QGutaP000978; Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:56:55 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:56:55 -0700 From: Darrin Chandler To: Nikolas Britton Message-ID: <20060726165655.GA5284@jeeves.stilyagin.local> References: <20060726032544.4CA2643D70@mx1.FreeBSD.org> <20060726123204.C17979@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Are hardware vendors starting to bail on FreeBSD ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:57:14 -0000 On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 11:44:38AM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote: > > We need an Internet store that only stocks compatible hardware. It > should include all the BSDs as well as Linux, Mac OS X, and any other > non Microsoft OS. On the site they can just list whats compatible with > what and customers can leave compatibility feedback. Other part > requirements could be: > > * Open documentation. > * No binary blob drivers. > * Source code for company developed drivers. > > I would not limit the store to just parts that interact with the OS, I > want everything needed to build a system; this includes desktops, > workstations, rackmount servers, and embedded systems. I also want > networking gear. > > If anyone knows of a vendor that already does this let me know. This may be old news, but http://www.vendorwatch.org/ is making a good attempt at showing how well vendors are working with the open source / free software community. -- Darrin Chandler | Phoenix BSD Users Group dwchandler@stilyagin.com | http://bsd.phoenix.az.us/ http://www.stilyagin.com/ |