Comment 1344 for bug 1

On 08/26/2010 11:46 AM, Faldegast wrote:

> Yes. We should strive to have as much hardware as possible. But still
> without valuable time and money to support vendors that ignore us.
> Linux/Android phones with official Linux drivers and documentation
> should be supported, and so should Linux routers. However in cases where
> there is a lack of supported hardware I think we should work on it
> within the community. Router corporation does not support Linux? Then we
> should build our own routers with components that is certified for
> Linux. There are quite many of us that want such a thing so we should be
> able to finance it. For example i stumbled across the Armadeus embedded
> Linux board a while ago.

This has been tried. When Routerboard started, it was very open... It
did not take the world by storm. Now it is Mikrotic, fee based, semi
closed, and not a shining example of FOSS.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routerboard If you want to sell hardware,
go ahead. It is a tough, and expensive business with razor thin
margins. The only reason Apple has big margins is they have a lock on
the hardware. The only way Linux could do the same is to break support
for Dell, and the like. Not what I want.

That all said, I will not buy anything for my company without good Linux
drivers. We have more Windows desktops than anything, so why do I do
this? Because I don't know if that desktop will ALWAYS run WinXP. I
still have an old Visioneer Paperport scanner that has never been used.
  No drivers for the system. Just old Win95 drivers unless you want to
BUY the new ones. Permanent hardware blacklist.