Linux Hardware Boycott
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The Linux Hardware Boycott is an active boycott of computer manufactures that intentionally fail to contribute reasonable support to the Linux community.
"Fail to contribute" can be defined by:
-Companies either not providing driver support or the information that will allow driver support for purchased hardware to function properly under the Linux Environment.
- Companies that use certain hardware manufactures that fail to contribute to proper hardware functionality under the Linux environment.
- Companies contributing drivers for their hardware that do not allow full functionality and are not recommended by the manufacturer unless no other options are available.
Suggested Boycott List: Companies(Manufactures and Distribution):
1) Sony
2) Broadcom
3) Lexmark printers
4) Asus
5) Creative
6) Via
7) S3 Graphics Co. Ltd
8 ) Airlink
9) HughNet (Direcway Satellite systems)
10) SpaceCam
11) Line6
12) OKI (Printers)
13) Canon
14) Ricoh (Copiers etc)
15) D-Link (wireless cards)
16) MOTU (prosound gear - hostile towards linux developers)
17) Canon (more or less stated that they were never going to support Linux)
18 ) Compaq (voids warrenty if you run linux.)
Our Moderate List: Our data does not recommend Boycotting: More data needed.):
1) IBM Laptops (refering to the newer models)
2) Logitech
3) Netgear (wireless cards)
4) Linksys (wireless cards)
5) Saitek (joysticks and controllers)
6) SIS (chipset)
7 ) ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems)
8 ) MSI
9) Epson - (printers , scanners , mostly supported too)
Accepted List: Data shows listed companies are not preventing the use of Linux and all hardware is currently without Linux support issues.):
1) Intel
2) Nvidia
3) Visioneer (scanner)
4) HP (except special key functions on keyboards).
5) AMD
6) Brother
7) Orinoco (wireless)
8 )GIGABYTE Technology (First Motherboard using LinuxBios)
9) Twinhead (Redhat and Solaris Certifed Laptops)
10) Seagate (external hard drives)
11) Digium ( Open Source telecommunications supplier, PBX stuff etc)
12) Ralink
13) Maxtor (Hard drives)
14) Umax Astra ( ie, 2000U scanner)
15) Atheros (wireless)
16) Sun Microsystems
17) Presonus (pro soundcards - support for the freebob project)
18 ) Minitar - (wireless - responsible for opensourcing the ralink wireless chipset)
19) BridgeCo-(Multimedia Hardware production)
20) Terratec- (Multimedia Hardware production)
21) Ego Systems Inc. - (Hardware for audio production)
22) Dell
The information above is part of an on going study being done by members of the linux community.
References:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=365630
