Comment 384 for bug 1
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| Amir E. Aharoni (amir-aharoni) wrote Re: [Bug 1] suggested patch - search engine for "free hardware" systems | #384 |
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Mark - thanks for the reply!
Your suggestion may work, and i may try it, but even i am embarrassed by it; note - i want to know that the system is free *before* i buy it. Theoretically i can pop a live CD in the store, but it is embarrassing and time-consuming. Being able to prepare for this before going to the store would be better.
What i would be happy to see is a website with a directory of laptops, such as the www.dpreview.com directory of digital cameras, where i can find a laptop according to its parts and EASILY filter out the non-free ones. It's really weird that in 2007 i couldn't find such a website, and i searched for a few days.
Even simply making a section called "Ubuntu-recommended hardware" on the main ubuntu.com page would be nice. Currently the links to "Hardware program" and "Ubuntu Hardware Database" don't lead to any information which is useful to the end user.