Comment 52 for bug 30910

On Tue, 2017-11-28 at 02:36 +0000, Jeff Lane wrote:
> There IS a hardware database Canonical maintains, and it has been
> linked several times in the bug comments. That database is found at:
>
> https://certification.ubuntu.com
>
> And maintains a list of all the Officially Supported hardware from
> IoT to Desktops/laptops to SoCs and Servers. There is also a catalog
> available that shows you every single device that appears in every
> system certified.

This isn't really what they're getting at, or maybe I am only speaking
for myself. That hardware database isn't a collection of hardware
statistics of Ubuntu users which is useful for developers making design
choices.

> At this point, trying to resurrect a badly designed 11 year old
> database of hardware no one owns or can purchase any longer is not
> the right way to get this done. I would suggest going to the
> community and getting some Ubuntu members together who are willing to
> develop, build and host a new database with a better, cleaner design,
> using better, more modern tools and encourage people to participate
> by submitting data.

I didn't suggest resurrecting the old one. I suggested how to go about
building a new one.

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