Re: [H-source-users] generalize (or eliminate) the distros white-list

[Yuchen Pei]

bill-auger <bill-auger@peers.community> writes:

> my main criticism of the distros white-list, is that
> "distros-by-release" is not the most informative categorization;
> and that there is no reason for the client to discriminate,
> based on one specific server's white-list
>
> it seems to me that the kernel is the only significant factor
> which determines if some hardware "works with free software"
> (which the website shows generically for all entries) (ie: that
> really means: "works with _this_ libre kernel") - IIRC, all
> client hardware entries carry the kernel and version
> information; so distro information reduces to analytics or 
> trivia

How do you handle the case where the free firmware supporting a 
piece of hardware is not in the kernel (e.g. some atheros cards)? 
Would you amend the definition from "works with this kernel" to 
"works with some free firmware that works with this kernel"?  One 
solution is perhaps to include the firmware info as well.

--
Best,
Yuchen

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