Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 09:11:40 +1000 From: Zenaan Harkness <zen@freedbms.net> To: Joel Rees <joel_rees@sannet.ne.jp> Cc: ja2morri@uwaterloo.ca Subject: Re: RFC: Free Software Hardware Compatibility - Centralised DB Message-ID: <1086909100.2237.111.camel@zen8100a.freedbms.net> In-Reply-To: <608ED6C2-BB32-11D8-957D-0030654B1810@sannet.ne.jp> References: <608ED6C2-BB32-11D8-957D-0030654B1810@sannet.ne.jp>
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On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 09:03, Joel Rees wrote: > > ... > > ASSUMPTION: > > ... > > We assume that it is in the best interests of each Free Software > > Unix-like operating system distribution, each kernel (eg. Linux, *BSD, > > HURD) and in the best interests of the end users, to have a > > centralised/ > > unified location for hardware information. > > ... > > I'm not sure that centralization is a valid assumption in the open > source community. The centralization is so that manufacturers have a single point of contact to submit their own hardware information to, however much or little that might be. > ...is that individuals and > companies who have hardware to donate ... This project has _nothing_ to do with donating hardware. It is about a Hardware Information Database. Hope that's clear to all Zenaan
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