Re: [H-source-users] restrictions to installation of cards

[Antonio Gallo]

--- Ven 24/8/12, John Sullivan <address@hidden> ha scritto:

> Da: John Sullivan <address@hidden>
> Oggetto: Re: [H-source-users] restrictions to installation of cards
> A: address@hidden
> Data: Venerdì 24 agosto 2012, 05:41
> Antonio Gallo <address@hidden>
> writes:
> 
> > Hi Richard Stallman sent me a mail to ask to add a new
> entry, inside
> > the notebook category, to specify if the device
> prevents the
> > installation of cards not-approved by the vendor
> >
> > this could be the entry
> >
> > does the device prevent the installation of cards
> not-approved by the vendor?
> >
> > - not specified
> > - no
> > - yes, please specify inside the description entry
> >
> > do you have any suggestion about it?
> 
> I think we need to be specific about which kind of card is
> prevented. A
> common one is wifi. But one which prohibits new wifi cards
> does not
> necessarily prohibit other kinds of cards.
> 
> -john
> 
> 
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The problem was indeed related to the wifi card. An option would be to let the 
user specify the kind of restriction inside the description entry. Another 
option would be to add a second entry to indicate the type of the restricted 
device.