Comment 1327 for bug 1

> Hi again
>
> The point i was trying to make is that hardware does not neatly fall into 1 of
> the 2 categories
>
> category 1 being "supported" and
> category 2 being unsupported
>
> There are questions about firmware or hardwiring and then drivers that have
> restricted functionality because some or all of the stuff normally done by a
> driver might be hard-wired such that an apparent OpenSource driver may still
> leave one bit of hardware just as effectively ClosedSource because of lack of
> access to the useful bits without physically replacing part of the hardware.
> Even ignoring such stuff that is beyond my understanding and keeping it to
> OpenSource drivers vs ClosedSource (and never updated) that still leaves us with
> 3 categories
>
> 1. Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware manufacturer
> 2. Supported but drivers might be proprietary or functionality not quite
> completely there yet
> 3. Unusable in linux, or perhaps just extremely limited functionality (or
> unknown)
This can still be 1. Supported and 2. Not officially supported. The second one includes your second and third category.

> Perhaps Tux or the Ubuntu logo could be in an appropriate colour or have an
> appropriately coloured background or have a circle around it or a tick beside it
> or something to distinguish between how well the hardware works in linux.
> Regards from
> Tom :)

Linux is a trademark and should only be put on boxes for hardware that is "Supported and OpenSource drivers resourced by the hardware manufacturer". That is what i mean with "certified" hardware. Also i would prefer a certification process that makes sure that everything actually works with the open driver. When i look at the shelf of the store i want clear non-confusing branding that clearly shows that his thing is for for my Linux box.